In Re Cowan

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

CURTIS L. COLLIER, Chief Judge.

Attorneys practicing law in the Eastern District of Tennessee are held to certain requirements and standards separate from those imposed by state regulatory bodies. See In re Moncier, 550 F.Supp.2d 768, 769-70 (E.D.Tenn.2008). The vast majority of lawyers who appear in the federal courts in the District conduct themselves admirably. While rare, when attorneys fail to conduct themselves professionally to the detriment of the judicial system and the public, it is incumbent upon the judges in the District to enforce these standards. Id. Such is…