Legal Opinion
Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics & Conduct v. D.J.I.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 17, 1996No. 95-1801PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MeGIVERIN, Chief Justice.
In this attorney disciplinary matter, we must determine whether our grievance commission correctly ruled that amended Iowa supreme court rule 118.7 can be used to invoke issue preclusion, concerning proof of the charges in the present disciplinary case, based on a prior district court civil judgment against respondent attorney. The commission ruled that it can be so used. On interlocutory appeal, we affirm.
I. Background facts. Respondent D.J.I. is an attorney licensed to practice law in Iowa. Respondent possesses experience and alleged expertise in income tax law,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- In Re RuffaloSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Hunter v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
- Cornell v. WunschelSupreme Court of Iowa · 1987
- Charles Nasem v. Honorable Harold Brown, Secretary of the Department of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by24 opinions
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