Layon v. North Dakota State Bar Board

ERICKSTAD, Chief Justice.

Robert Franklin Layon seeks review of the North Dakota State Board of Bar Examiner’s (Board) negative recommendation for admission to the Bar of North Dakota on the grounds that he lacks the good moral character required for such admission. We accept the recommendation of the Board and deny Layon’s application for admission.

Layon is a 1988 graduate of the California Western School of Law in San Diego. Upon his application for admission to the Bar of North Dakota, an investigation was conducted by the Board. Based upon that investigation, an informal hearing was held…