In Re: Bridget Boyle-Saxton

The court issued an order directing attorney Bridget Boyle-Saxton to show cause why she should not be subject to discipline, up to and including disbarment, for the abandonment of her client in a criminal case (United States v. Rodriguez, No. 11-1590). She did not respond to this order.

Before the court issued that order to show cause, it had issued four others because counsel failed to comply with her obligations to her client and the court. Three of these orders (including the latest) were ignored. Two prompted incomplete responses.

This criminal appeal was docketed on March 14, 2011. Under…