In Re Brown’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “In this disciplinary proceeding, the Board on Professional Responsibility (Board) has found that respondent, Erroll D. Brown, violated Rule 8.4(d) of the District of Columbia Rules of Professional Conduct (prohibiting conduct which seriously interferes with the administration of justice) and D.C. Bar R. XI, § 2(b)(3) (failure to comply with orders of the Board). These charges arose as a result of respondent’s tendering a check to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia as a filing fee for a client’s complaint, which was returned for insufficient funds. In spite of numerous demands by court personnel, respondent failed to pay the sum due the court for his client’s litigation expenses. Thereafter, respondent failed to respond to Bar Counsel’s inquires for some eight months, evaded service of the Board’s order, and failed to respond for three months to an order of the Board requiring a response within ten days. A hearing committee of the Board agreed with Bar Counsel’s recommendation for a sanction of a thirty-day suspension, with reinstatement conditioned upon respondent’s reimbursing the court the sum of $135 and providing an explanation concerning a cancelled check endorsed by respondent which he claims he tendered to Superior Court as reimbursement for the dishonored check. Respondent did not take exception to the findings and recommendation of the hearing committee and Bar Counsel.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Attorney Grievance Commission v. Brown