Legal Opinion
Oliveri v. Thompson
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 15, 1986No. Nos. 1147, 1281, Docket Nos. 86-7054, 86-7086PublishedCited by 401 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge:
Most lawyers who litigate in our federal courts perform their function at a commendable level of professionalism, advancing claims and defenses with the zeal of a trained advocate, but properly tempering enthusiasm for a client’s cause with careful regard for the obligations of truth, candor, accuracy, and professional judgment that are expected of them as officers of the court. Because, we suppose, in a system as large and diverse as our federal court system, it is inevitable that a few attorneys will occasionally fall short in these professional obligations,…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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3Cited by401 opinions
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- Avirgan v. HullCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Oliveri v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Rufus E. Cunningham v. County of Los Angeles, and Richard Eiden, Real-Party-In-Interest-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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