In re Jaffe’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate ·

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1. “An attorney may be subject to discipline or other corrective measures for any act or omission that violates the rules of professional conduct or responsibility of the state or other jurisdiction where the attorney maintains his or her principal office, or the rules of professional conduct of any other state or jurisdiction governing the attorney’s conduct. An attorney may also be subject to discipline or other corrective measures for any failure to comply with a Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure, a Local Rule of the Court, an order or other instruction of the Court, or a rule of professional conduct or responsibility of the Court, or any other conduct unbecoming a member of the bar.”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Warburgh · In re Jorge Guttlein

2. “(a) The suspension period will commence twenty-eight days from the filing of this order. Salomon may file any briefs that currently have filing deadlines falling within the next twenty-eight days, and he may see through to completion any case in this Court in which his brief has been filed by the end of that twenty-eight day period. With respect to all of his other cases in this Court, Salomon must, within twenty-eight days, (i) inform his clients that they must obtain new counsel or proceed pro se, (ii) turn over all client files and materials to those clients, (iii) cooperate in all other respects with his clients’ efforts to prosecute their cases, and (iv) move to withdraw. (b) Salomon must disclose this order to all clients in cases currently pending in this Court and to all courts and bars of which he is currently a member, and as required by any bar or court rule or order. Salomon also must, within thirty-five days of the filing of this order, file an affidavit with this Court confirming that he has complied with the requirements set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b). (c) Salomon must complete, within six months of the filing date of this order, six hours of CLE on law office management, which must be taken in addition to, and not in fulfillment of, his regular CLE requirements. Salomon must submit information about proposed CLE courses directly to the Committee’s secretary, who will inform him whether the Committee agrees that the proposed courses satisfy his obligation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 402 F. App'x 546 - In re Ronald S. Salomon