Legal Opinion
Matter of Dempsey
District Court, N.D. California
Decided January 27, 1986No. C-84-6748 RFPPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PECKHAM, Chief Judge.
INTRODUCTION
On October 15, 1984, this court issued to Arthur Daniel Dempsey an order to show cause why he should not be disbarred for incompetent and unprofessional behavior before this court. A hearing was held on September 17, 1985, at which time Mr. Dempsey responded to charges of more than twenty specific examples of incompetence or misconduct.
This court has reviewed the evidence and finds that Mr. Dempsey did, in fact, engage in conduct inappropriate for an attorney practicing before this court. The court, therefore, suspends Mr. Dempsey from the…
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