Grounds for Discipline
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
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(a) Court’s Authority. The court may discipline an attorney who: (1) (2) (3) engages in misconduct, even if the misconduct occurs outside an attorney-client relationship; is convicted of a serious crime; or is disciplined by any other court in the United States or its territories, commonwealths, or possessions. (b) “Misconduct” Defined. “Misconduct” means a violation of the standards of professional conduct identified in N.D. Ind.
L.R. 83-5(e). (c) “Serious Crime” Defined. “Serious crime” includes: (1) (2) any felony; and any lesser crime that under the law of the jurisdiction that entered the conviction has a necessary element involving: fraud; • false swearing; • misrepresentation; • • willful failure to file income-tax returns; • deceit; • bribery; • extortion; • misappropriation; • • attempting to commit a serious crime; or • conspiring with another or soliciting another to commit a serious crime theft; (d) Discipline. Discipline may include: (1) (2) a public or private reprimand; suspension from the court’s bar; Local Rules |Northern District of Indiana Page | 62 Civil Rule 83-6.2 (3) (4) disbarment from the court; or other disciplinary action taken under the grievance process established in these rules.
Local Rules |Northern District of Indiana Page | 63 Civil Rule 83-6.7