Disciplinary Board of Supreme Court of State v. Peterson

In Disciplinary Bd. v. Ellis, 418 N.W.2d 788 (N.D.1988), we concluded that the hearing panel should have granted a request for a continuance because it was supported by a plausible medical reason that Ellis could not attend the scheduled hearing. Although not supported by a letter from a physician, the record in this ease reflects at least as plausible a reason that Peterson’s counsel could not attend the hearing. It reflects that as a result of the previous deposition disciplinary counsel was aware of the nature, if not the seriousness, of the illness of Peterson’s counsel. I therefore do…