Legal Opinion
In Re Raspanti
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 17, 2009No. 2008-B-0954PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY
WEIMER, J.
| ]This disciplinary matter arises from formal charges filed by the Office of Disci plinary Counsel (ODC) against attorney Roy A. Raspanti (Respondent). The charges alleged, in part, that he filed a defamation suit against a former client based on a complaint she filed with the ODC. The ODC asserted Respondent’s actions violated Section 12 of Louisiana Supreme Court Rule XIX (Rule XIX), which provides, in part, that communications to the disciplinary board, the hearing committee, and the ODC “shall be absolutely privileged” and that “no lawsuit predicated…
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