In re Monaghan

OPINION OF THE COURT

The petitioner served the respondent with a petition dated April 4, 2001, containing one charge of professional misconduct. After a pretrial conference on July 16, 2001, and a hearing on August 3, 2001, Special Referee Pizzuto sustained the charge. The petitioner now moves to confirm the Special Referee’s report and to impose such discipline as the Court deems appropriate under the circumstances. The respondent’s counsel has submitted an affirmation asking the Court to confirm the report, but to limit the sanction imposed to a censure.

Charge One alleges that the respondent…