Legal Opinion
In the Matter Of: Sealed
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 11, 1999No. 98-31006PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Stephen F. Hurstell, an attorney at law, appeals an order disbarring him from practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Hurstell contends that the district court denied him due process, erred in interpreting and applying the Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct, and abused its discretion by resorting to the extreme sanction of disbarment. For the reasons assigned, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
In December 1996, Chief Judge Sear received a letter from Loretta Argrett, Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division of the Department of…
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