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In re Yates

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 10, 2006No. 2005-B-1808Published

1Opinion of the Court

*619ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

2Per curiam

_J¿This disciplinary matter arises from formal charges filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) against respondent, James L. Yates, an attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana, but currently ineligible to practice.

FORMAL CHARGES

Count I — The Windham Matter

In January 1998, Kerry Windham and three other inmates were injured while being transported from Dixon Correctional Institute to Baton Rouge for medical treatment. In August 1998, respondent was hired to handle the four inmates’ personal *620injury claims. Respondent filed suit on behalf of his…

3Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. WhittingtonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  2. Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. ReisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
  3. In Re QuaidSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
  4. Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. BoutallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
  5. In re DonnanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003

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