Legal Opinion
United States v. Lopez
District Court, N.D. California
Decided May 24, 1991No. CR-89-0687-MHPPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PATEL, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
The past decade has witnessed a rapidly growing concern regarding the ethical conduct of lawyers. More and more citizens are lodging complaints alleging misconduct by attorneys, and state bar associations are becoming increasingly active in investigating and addressing such complaints. 1 Even with these efforts, the public remains critical of existing mechanisms for lawyer discipline and has demanded more accountability from the legal profession. 2
Rather than evading the new focus on lawyer misconduct, government attorneys and prosecutors often have…
2Cases cited101 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- McNabb v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. HastingSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Gompers v. Bucks Stove & Range Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
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3Cited by24 opinions
- United States v. AmlaniCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- United States v. Jose Orlando Lopez, United States of America v. Jose Orlando LopezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Matter of DoeDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 1992
- New York State Bar Ass'n v. Federal Trade CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2003
- People v. RossiJustice Court of Village of Muttontown · 1992
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