Free Presentment for Discipline - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT

GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT v. STEPHEN N. SCHAFFER

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NO. 3:01GP22(CFD)

June 17, 2004

PRESENTMENT To The Honorable United States District Court for the District of Connecticut comes the Grievance Committee of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, duly appointed and qualified, and makes presentment to said Court by its Counsel, Hugh F. Murray, III that Stephen N. Schaffer, a member of the Bar of said Court, has been guilty of misconduct involving his character, integrity, professional standing and conduct, and makes complaint and says: 1. Stephen N. Schaffer, respondent, is an attorney-at-law, having been

duly admitted to the Bar of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut on August 14, 1962.

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On February 2, 2004 the Superior Court for the State of Connecticut

issued a decision disbarring the Respondent from the practice of law in Connecticut. A copy of the decision of the Superior Court is attached as Exhibit A. 3. Under Local Rule 83.2(f), when an attorney receives disciplinary

action against him by final judgment or order of any state or federal court, counsel for the Grievance Committee must institute a Presentment in the manner specified in paragraph (d) of Rule 83.2 petitioning this Court to impose the identical discipline upon the attorney receiving such disciplinary action. WHEREFORE, the said Committee prays that an Order may issue to Stephen N. Schaffer to answer this Presentment and to appear and show cause why he should not be suspended from the bar of this Court until reinstated by the state court, or otherwise disciplined for the reasons set forth above, and that such proceeding may be had on this Presentment as is provided for in Local Rule 83.2(c) and (f). Dated at Hartford, Connecticut this 17th day of June 2004.

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THE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE FOR THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT By /s/ Hugh F. Murray, III Hugh F. Murray, III ­ ct11418 Murtha Cullina LLP CityPlace I - 185 Asylum Street Hartford, CT 06103-3469 Telephone: (860) 240-6000 Facsimile: (860) 240-6150 Email: [email protected]

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Presentment was mailed firstclass, postage prepaid, on this 17th day of June 2004, to: Richard L. Albrecht, Esq. Cohen and Wolf, P.C. 1115 Broad Street P.O. Box 1821 Bridgeport, CT 06601-1821 /s/ Hugh F. Murray, III Hugh F. Murray, III ­ ct11418

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