In Re: Joseph Mole

Attorney Joseph Mole appeals the disciplinary sanction imposed by the en banc court of the Eastern District of Louisiana. The questions presented are whether the en banc court adhered to its own rules and procedures; whether it provided adequate due process; whether its factual findings are supported by the evidence; and whether its chosen sanction was appropriate. Finding no reversible error, we AFFIRM.

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Mole represented Lifemark Hospitals in a lawsuit against Liljeberg Enterprises. 1 Then-judge Thomas Porteous presided. Six weeks before the case went to trial, the Liljeberg parties retained…