In Re Anonymous

In this attorney discipline case, the Disciplinary Commission contends that the respondent lawyer violated the ethical prohi bition on ex parte communication with a judge when she sought and obtained a temporary restraining order without notice in a marriage dissolution case. While we agree with Respondent that notice is not necessarily required to obtain a temporary restraining order in a domestic relations case, compliance with the trial rules' prerequisites to obtain an order without notice is required, even in domestic relations cases. We also write to detail the lawyer's obligations when…