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No. 158022
IN RE MANUEL R. SUREZ-JIMNEZ,
Respondent.
Before
2014 TSPR 143 (P.R. 2014) (per curiam). Those violations occurred
lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the District
the court that some time was needed for his clients to secure local
Florida counsel), Surez informed the court and his clients that
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he intended to file a motion for remand, which he likely could not
possible to remand the case again to Puerto Rico since he was not
the Solicitor General of Puerto Rico, which found that the evidence
March 9, 2012, stating that Surez may have violated four ethical
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colleagues (Canon 35); and the duty to uphold the dignity and honor
practice there. The court also rejected his argument that, because
the dismissal was without prejudice, he did not violate his ethical
duties. With respect to Canon 35, the court found that Surez's
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inconsistent statements and actions confused his clients, opposing
Canon 38, the court found that the totality of Surez's conduct
did not "exalt the honor nor the dignity of the profession" due to
The United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
clear and are set forth in In re Williams, 398 F.3d 116 (1st Cir.
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us
(1st Cir. 2008). "Given the limited nature of our inquiry, the
Williams, 398 F.3d at 119 (citing In re Hoare, 155 F.3d 937, 940
doing so, we "treat the state court's factual findings with a high
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record" in determining whether reciprocal discipline is warranted,
heard that Surez received before the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.
(noting that the due process rights of the respondent "do not
Court, 746 F.2d 1429, 1435 (10th Cir. 1984))). Furthermore, his
that charged each of the four violations later found by the Supreme
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Second, there is no infirmity of proof that instills in
awareness about the status of the case, and cellular phone records
the grieving party and Surez, none lasting more than five minutes,
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consider these defenses de novo. Rather, we ask only whether the
II.C(3). This claim was not developed by Surez and, in any event,
lacks merit.
suspension.
from the bar of this court. If and when the Supreme Court of
in this court.
So ordered.
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