Legal Opinion
Wilfred Aka v. United States Tax Court
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 14, 2017No. 15-1401PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge GRIFFITH.
GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge:
Attorneys have duties not only to clients, but to opposing counsel and courts. Because our legal system depends on attorneys working with opponents and abiding by court orders, each court has the “inherent power” to control attorneys’ admission to its bar and their expulsion. In re Echeles, 430 F.2d 347, 349 (7th Cir. 1970).
The United States Tax Court has disbarred Wilfred I. Aka for repeated failures to discharge his duties to the…
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