Legal Opinion
In Re Ryder
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided January 23, 1967No. Civ. A. 4976PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
2Per curiam
This proceeding was instituted to determine whether Richard R. Ryder should be removed from the roll of attorneys qualified to practice before this court. Ryder was admitted to this bar in 1953. He formerly served five years as an Assistant United States Attorney. He has an active trial practice, including both civil and criminal cases.
In proceedings of this kind the charges must be sustained by clear and convincing proof, the misconduct must be fraudulent, intentional, and the result of improper motives. See In re Fisher, 179 F.2d 361 (7th Cir. 1950), cert. denied sub nom. Kerner…
3Cases cited17 opinions
- Bradley v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- United States v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Clark v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- United States v. United Shoe MacHinery CorporationDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1950
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4Cited by40 opinions
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- Rubin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
- In the Matter of Richard A. Thalheim, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
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