In Re the Disciplinary Proceeding Against Case

The Board of Governors of the Washington State Bar Association recommends that Edson M. Case, a member of the bar association, be suspended from the practice of law for a period of six months.

Mr. Case pleaded nolo contendere in the United States District Court to two counts of failing to file an income tax return for the years 1954 and 1955, in violation of the Internal Revenue Code. He was fined, and imprisoned for four months. Thereafter, this disciplinary proceeding was commenced.

The amended complaint alleged two grounds for suspension: (1) The conviction, as above indicated, and, in…