Disciplinary Counsel v. Stafford

{¶ 81} I concur with the majority in this case but write separately to address an assertion presented by respondent’s counsel during oral argument regarding ex parte communications occurring in the Domestic Relations Division of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. The following colloquy occurred during oral argument regarding respondent’s conduct in obtaining an ex parte order granting leave to amend a pleading in a case pending in that court:

Justice Lundberg Stratton: What about the allegations that [Stafford] continued to obtain ex parte amendments and — and—such without fully…