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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO
7 IN RE CONTEMPT OF
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YOKI MAURX, 9 YOKI MAURX, Plaintiff-Appellant, 11
v. NO. 30,696 12 STATE OF NEW MEXICO, 13 EX REL. HONORABLE 14 SANDRA ENGEL, Defendant-Appellee.
16 APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF BERNALILLO COUNTY 17 Charles W. Brown, District Judge 18 Sanchez, Mowrer & Desiderio, P.C.
19 Frederick M. Mowrer Albuquerque, NM
21 for Appellant 22 Gary K. King, Attorney General 23 Scott Fuqua, Assistant Attorney General 24 Santa Fe, NM
for Appellee 26
MEMORANDUM OPINION


CASTILLO, Judge.
Appellant, Yoki Maurx, appeals a district court order affirming a metropolitan court order finding him in contempt of court. In our notice, we proposed to reverse and remand.  The State has timely responded.  We have considered its arguments and not being persuaded, we reverse.
In our notice, we proposed to conclude that the metropolitan court found Appellant to be in direct contempt of court. We pointed out that the violation of the witness sequestration rule could not be direct contempt as it occurred outside the presence of the trial court. The State agrees that violation of the witness sequestration rule could not be a basis for direct contempt.  Nevertheless, it argues, Appellant

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