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US v. Harmon

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Ethics & Disciplinary Code
Convictions against defendant, an attorney convicted of money laundering while representing a client charged with receiving stolen property, are...

In re Aranda

Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In an order to show cause why disciplinary or other corrective measures should not be imposed on a lawyer, based primarily on his numerous defaults in...

Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar

Constitutional Law, Elections, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Sanctions
Disciplinary sanctions imposed by the state bar, pursuant to Cannon 7(C)(1), on a candidate for judicial office, who mailed and posted online a letter...

Lisker v. Monsue

Civil Rights, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Government Law
Plaintiff was convicted of second-degree murder, served over twenty-six years in custody, and was released in 2009 after a federal judge determined...

In re Peter S. Gordon

Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Legal Malpractice
For Attorney Gordon's misconduct in this Court, this Court's Committee on Admissions and Grievances recommended that Gordon be disciplined. This...

Yousefian v. City of Glendale

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code
In this action alleging false arrest and malicious prosecution, plaintiff was arrested by defendant police officers for an alleged assault on his...

In the Matter of Jill A. Dunn v. Committee on Professional Standards

Administrative Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Sanctions
In this case, in an underlying federal action, the Securities and Exchange Commission moved for sanctions against appellant Dunn. The Magistrate...

Ryan v. Astra Tech, Inc.

Ethics & Disciplinary Code
Orders revoking Attorney Ryan's pro hac vice admission and imposing monetary sanctions are affirmed, where Ryan falsified evidence and lied to the...

Earl v. State Personnel Bd.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code
In this case, plaintiff parole agent was disciplined by his employer, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, for conducting a...

Quintanar v. Co. of Riverside

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Labor & Employment Law
Following an incident in which plaintiff-deputy allegedly used excessive force, plaintiff was demoted. Judgment of the trial court finding that the...