Legal Opinion
In RE Petition for DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST William Bernard BUTLER, a Minnesota Attorney, Registration No. 227912
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 12, 2015No. A14-834PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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2Per curiam
The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility filed a petition for disciplinary action against respondent William Bernard Butler on May 20, 2014. 1 On June 5, 2014, we referred the matter to a referee, who heard the matter on September 29, 2014. Following the hearing, the referee found that Butler pursued a pattern of frivolous litigation, fraudulently joined law firms and attorneys as defendants, refiled previously dismissed matters, and failed to pay sanctions imposed by the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, in violation of Minn. R. Prof.…
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