Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number Docket No. S.F. 12406. Attorney(S) Charles A. Shurtleff W.D.L. Held for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. A.L. WESSELS, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE COUNTY OFMENDOCINO, Respondent. THE COURT. The application for a writ of prohibition herein is denied. The remedy of the petitioner is to first present his defense upon the hearing of the contempt proceedings and then, if found guilty of the contempt, to apply to a higher court for a writ of certiorari or habeas corpus. ( Commercial Bank v. Superior Court, 192 Cal. 395, 397 [ 220 P. 422]; Drew v. Superior Court, 43 Cal.App. 651, 655 [ 185 P. 680].)