In re Duffy

OPINION OF THE COURT

The Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District served the respondent with a verified petition, dated December 20, 2010, containing eight charges of professional misconduct. By decision and order on motion of this Court dated February 3, 2012, the respondent was barred from re-litigating any of the factual allegations raised in charges one through four of the verified petition, based upon the doctrine of collateral estoppel, and referred the matter to the Honorable Jerome M. Becker, as Special Referee, to hear and report. After a hearing, the Special Referee…