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	GR No. 210554 2015-08-05	DAVID YU KIMTENG v. ATTY. WALTER T. YOUNG LEONEN, J.
In San Luis v. Pineda, this court has held that "[n]eedless to say, [the] practice of law by one who is disbarred constitutes contempt of court."[54] United States v. Ney, et al. involved J. Garcia Bosque who was denied admission to the bar because he chose to remain a Spanish subject during the cession of the Philippines under the Treaty of Paris.[55] Bosque entered into an arrangement with Ney, a practicing attorney, and established "Ney & Bosque."[56] Bosque did not personally appear in courts but the papers of their office were signed "Ney and Bosque-C.W. Ney, Abogado."[57] The matter was referred to the then Attorney-General, and contempt proceedings were instituted.[58] At that time, Section 232 of the Code of Civil Procedure defined contempt of court as:1. Disobedience of or resistance to a lawful writ, process, order, judgment, or command of a court, or injunction granted by a court or judge;