In re Klein’s Empirical Analysis
1965
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2
cited by 2 later decisions
February 1976
most recently cited
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“(a) Respondent’s contumacious refusals to answer questions as a witness on January 23, 1964 and on January 24, 1964 at the Additional Special Term of the Supreme Court, Kings County, violated his inherent duty and obligation as a member of the legal profession and his duty to be candid and frank with the Court; and defied and flouted the authority of the Court to inquire into and elicit information within respondent’s knowledge relating to respondent’s charges and the charges of his clients Ursini of alleged misconduct and corruption upon the part of members of the Judiciary and members of the Bar, and relating to his conduct and practices as a lawyer. By his contumacious refusals to answer the aforesaid questions the respondent hindered and impeded the Judicial Inquiry directed by this Court into the charges made by respondent and his clients as aforesaid. (b) That in addition to and wholly apart from respondent’s contumacious refusals to testify, respondent wilfully and contumaciously obstructed and impeded the Additional Special Term by a course of conduct deliberately calculated to delay and mislead the Court sitting at such Additional Special Term, by his wilful failure to appear on November 21, 1963 as a witness under subpoena pursuant to the direction of the Justice presiding at such Additional Special Term, and by instructing his client, John R. Ursini, to refuse to testify as a witness when said John R. Ursini appeared before the Additional Special Term as a witness ”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“When an attorney makes baseless written charges against members of the Judiciary and members of the Bar; is guilty of [acts of misconduct listed in the petition], he demonstrates such lack of character and fitness as to require his disbarment. 7”
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