Legal Opinion · Concurrence

In Re the Discipline of Dorothy

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided February 9, 2000No. NonePublished

1ConcurrenceAmundson, Justice

[¶ 59.] Dorothy has represented himself all through these proceedings. Along the way, this case has generated a blizzard of paper. In Dorothy’s final response he argues that the referee’s decision-making process was flawed. This was, he claims, caused by “two well-established, unconscious, psychological mechanisms of decision making, known as ‘selective perception’ and ‘cognitive dissonance.’ ”19

*512[¶ 60.] Further, Dorothy argues that if he has two attorneys testify that in their opinion there was no conduct by Dorothy which violated any provisions of the Rules of Professional Conduct, the court…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Matter of Discipline of RenschSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Matter of Discipline of TheodosenSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1981
  3. In Re the Discipline of ClaggettSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
  4. In Re the Discipline of LaceySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Matter of Discipline of SchmidtSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992

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