(a) Court’s Authority. The court may discipline an attorney who:
(1) engages in misconduct, even if the misconduct occurs outside an attorney-client
relationship;
(2) is convicted of a serious crime; or
(3) is disciplined by any other court in the United States or its territories,
commonwealths, or possessions.
(b) “Misconduct” Defined. “Misconduct” means a violation of the standards of
professional conduct identified in N.D. Ind. L.R. 83-5(e).
(c) “Serious Crime” Defined. “Serious crime” includes:
(1) any felony; and
(2) any lesser crime that under the law of the jurisdiction that entered the
conviction has a necessary element involving:
• false swearing;
• misrepresentation;
• fraud;
• willful failure to file income-tax returns;
• deceit;
• bribery;
• extortion;
• misappropriation;
• theft;
• attempting to commit a serious crime; or
• conspiring with another or soliciting another to commit a serious crime
(d) Discipline. Discipline may include:
(1) a public or private reprimand;
(2) suspension from the court’s bar;
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(3) disbarment from the court; or
(4) other disciplinary action taken under the grievance process established in these
rules.
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