An attorney who (allegedly) repeatedly made unsubstantiated allegations that a federal Tennessee bankruptcy judge communicated outside her courtroom with lawyers about pending cases was slapped Tuesday with a two-year suspension in the Eastern District of Tennessee, reported by Law360.
U.S. District Judge Pamela Reeves suspended the Tennessee attorney after finding that he violated the Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct, the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and the Eastern District of Tennessee’s Local Rules for his conduct in relation to U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Suzanne Bauknight and Tennessee case number 20-mc-00720.
UPDATE: The attorney involved in this case contacted our office to request the removal of his name. Pursuant to his request, we have removed his name. He also wished to state that he was appealing the court’s decision.
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