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Friday, May 23, 2008
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court bars Geoffrey N. Fieger from temporary admission
In the Matter of Geoffrey N. Fieger is an 8-page per curiam opinion:
This matter is before the Court on the report of the hearing officer appointed by this Court to hear evidence on the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission's "Verified Complaint for Disciplinary Action," and on the post-hearing briefing by the parties. We find that Respondent, Geoffrey N. Fieger, engaged in attorney misconduct by making material misrepresentations in a sworn application for temporary admission (also known as admission pro hac vice) in an Indiana court.The Respondent's temporary admission to this state's bar subjects him to this Court's disciplinary jurisdiction. USeeU IND. CONST. art. 7, ยง 4. For his misconduct, we find that Respondent should be prohibited from seeking temporary admission to the bar of Indiana for a period of two years. * * *
Shepard, C.J., Boehm, J., and Rucker, J., concur.
Dickson, J., dissents regarding the sanction and would bar Respondent permanently from temporary admission to the Indiana bar.
Sullivan, J. dissents and would adopt the analysis and conclusion of the hearing officer, as described in the Court's opinion.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on May 23, 2008 01:01 PM
Posted to Ind. Sup.Ct. Decisions