Judge Orders Paris Hilton Back in Court

Hours after Paris Hilton was sent home under house arrest Thursday the judge who originally put her in jail on a reckless driving probation violation ordered her back to court to determine whether he should return her to jail.

Superior Court Judge Michael T. Sauer issued his order after the city attorney filed a petition late Thursday afternoon demanding to show cause why Sheriff Lee Baca should not be held in contempt of court for releasing Hilton Thursday morning and demanding that Hilton be held in custody.

Hilton was ordered to report to court at 9 a.m., Superior Court spokesman Allan Parachini told the Associated Press.

"My understanding is she will be brought in in a sheriff's vehicle from her home," Parachini said, adding that although Hilton is at home she is technically in custody because she is under house arrest.

Good. Although I can understand why Sheriff Lee Baca let her go: Would you want to have to put up with her whining, teary, herpes-infected ass for 23 days? I don't think so. Details here from the AP via the San Francisco Chronicle.

Comments

[Mike R.]

The sheriff Lee Baca had no right or the legal power on his own to release Paris Hilton on house arrest. Judge Sauer should slap a contempt charge against the sheriff for not following his lawful order of the court. If this was not a high profile case, or a person without money behind him/her, this would not be an issue presented by the sheriff. Let the sheriff spend some time behind bars for his mistake, because he is not above the law.