APPOINTMENT OF CONTEMPT COUNSEL AND ARRAIGNMENT
1 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 2 COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO 3 UNIFIED FAMILY COURT 4
5) 6 DAVID BENJAMIN CARLSON,) Case Number: FDI-24-799426) 7 Petitioner) Hearing Date: June 25, 2026) 8 VS.) Hearing Time: 9:00 AM) 9 EKAMA ONOFIOK CARLSON,) Department: 404) 10 Respondent) Presiding: AI MORI) 11) 12 APPOINTMENT OF CONTEMPT COUNSEL AND ARRAIGNMENT 13 TENTATIVE RULING 14
15 The parties are ordered to appear in person or via Zoom video at 9AM on 6/25/2026 in Department 16 404. If a party chooses to appear by Zoom, that party must abide by the Notice and Instructions for 17 Remote Appearance in San Francisco Family Court set forth above. 18
19 1) The parties in this matter are Petitioner David Benjamin Carlson (Father) and Respondent Ekama 20 Onofiok Carlson (Mother). The parties have two minor children, Basse (DOB: 12/26/2014, age 11) 21 and Esien (DOB: 4/23/2021, age 5). 22 2) On 10/17/2025, Mother filed an Order to Show Cause and Affidavit for Contempt alleging Father 23 violated the First Amended Temporary Restraining Order filed 6/25/2025 in related Case No. FDV- 24 25-818447, which has since been consolidated into and under this case number. 25 3) On 12/11/2025, the Court appointed Peter Furst as contempt counsel for Petitioner and arraigned 26 Petitioner, who entered a not guilty plea and waived time.
The matter was set for a contempt trial on 27 3/26/2026 at 1:45pm in Department 404 and was continued to 5/19/2026 at 1:45pm. 28 4) On 5/19/2026, both parties appeared. The Court relieved Peter Furst as contempt counsel, Father 29 waived time, and the matter was set for appointment of new counsel and arraignment on 6/25/2026.
1 5) The Court also scheduled a contempt trial for 8/26/2026 at 1:45pm in Dept. 404, subject to appointed 2 counsel’s availability, to be discussed at the 6/25/2026 hearing. 3 6) The Court has been informed by the San Francisco Bar Association that attorney Terry Szucsko is 4 available for appointment of contempt counsel. The parties are ordered to appear at 9 AM on 5 6/25/2026 for appointment of contempt counsel and to verify whether contempt counsel is 6 available on 8/26/2026 for the contempt trial. 7
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