United States v. George Bush, Sr.

We are required to decide in this case whether to discipline defendant’s attorney, Richard G. Younge, for repeated failures to respond to this court’s orders and obey this court’s rules. Having concluded that sanctions are necessary, we hereby fine Younge $500.00. The factual background follows.

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This criminal appeal was filed on December 27, 1985. Because counsel had filed neither the record nor a brief, on March 27, 1986 we ordered Younge to show cause within 14 days why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of prosecution. Younge did not respond to this order, so we reissued an…