Legal Opinion
Statewide Grievance Committee v. Burton
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 10, 2007No. SC 17510PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ZARELLA, J.
The sole issue in this certified appeal is whether a trial court has subject matter jurisdiction to adjudicate a presentment complaint (presentment), filed pursuant to Practice Book, 2004, § 2-47, 1 alleging professional misconduct by an attorney who already has been disbarred from the practice of law for unrelated misconduct that occurred subsequent to the events alleged in the presentment. The defendant, Nancy Burton, appeals, upon our grant of certification, from the judgment of the Appellate Court reversing the judgment of the trial court dismissing a complaint brought…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- State v. NardiniSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. GarvinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- Ajadi v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- Massameno v. Statewide Grievance CommitteeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Burton v. MottoleseSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Sullivan v. ThorndikeConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
- Brunswick v. Statewide Grievance CommitteeConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
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