An attorney who made headlines for calling a U.S. bankruptcy judge a “Catholic Judge,” a “black-robed bigot” and a “Catholic Knight Witch Hunter” has been indefinitely suspended from the practice of law by the Minnesota Supreme Court. Under the discipline order, filed Wednesday, Rebekah Mariya Nett can petition for reinstatement after nine months.
In its order, the court went beyond the recommended suspension for Nett. A referee appointed in the case sought a six-month suspension for Nett, while Martin Cole, director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility, sought a minimum suspension of two years. The court noted that despite its usual deference to referee recommendations, the referee erred in this case by calling Nett’s lack of disciplinary history a mitigating factor.
The court found that Nett committed many acts of misconduct, including repeated “frivolous and harassing personal attacks and discriminatory statements” in 11 pleadings in five different matters over a period of 17 months. The court found that Nett continued to make false statements about judges after being sanctioned.
Source: http://minnlawyer.com/minnlawyerblog/2013/11/27/attorney-suspended-indefinitely/
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