Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Michael Palmisano
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 5, 1995No. 94-3809PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
After being disbarred by the Supreme Court of Illinois, Michael Palmisano was ordered to show cause why he should not be disbarred by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois as a reciprocal measure. Under N.D.Ill.R. 3.51.D the court’s Executive Committee “shall impose the identical discipline” unless one of four exceptions obtains. Palmisano believes that two of these exceptions apply: that the state proceedings suffered from an “infirmity of proof’ (Rule 3.51.D.2) and that “imposition of the same discipline by this Court would result…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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