JACKSON, Miss. — Hinds County Circuit Clerk Barbara Dunn has been held in contempt by the state Supreme Court for not fully complying with earlier court orders and must pay a $10,000 fine.
The Clarion-Ledger reports (http://on.thec-l.com/IDAOU7 ) Dunn has 10 days to pay the personal fine.
The decision, handed down Thursday, comes after Dunn already had been ordered in February to pay more than $9,500 in sanctions for her office's failure to file an appeal order in a civil case in a timely manner.
Dunn has said she doesn't have money to pay the sanctions and will have to borrow funds.
In a Sept. 30, 2010, decision, the court had specifically ordered Dunn to pay a $5,000 sanction with personal funds only.
Dunn has said she doesn't have money to pay the sanctions and will have to borrow funds.
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Information from: The Clarion-Ledger, http://www.clarionledger.com