Order of Adoption

IN THE SUPREME COURT

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

ORDER OF ADOPTION

Supreme Court No. 20060186

Proposed Amendment to the North Dakota Rules for Lawyer Discipline

On June 23, 2006, the State Bar Association of North Dakota filed a Petition for Amendment of Rule 6.1, North Dakota Rules of Lawyer Discipline, regarding the confidentiality of the proceedings of the Ethics Committee. The Court considered the matter, and

ORDERED, the proposed amendment is adopted as an amendment to N.D.R. Lawyer Discipl. 1.2(B), effective immediately, subject to a 30-day comment period. A copy of the amendment is attached.

FURTHER ORDERED, any person wishing to comment on the proposed amendments may do so in writing before Monday, July 31, 2006. Written comments may be e-mailed to Penny Miller, Clerk of the Supreme Court, at supclerkofcourt@ndcourts.gov, or addressed to 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 180, Bismarck, ND 58505-0530.

The Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota convened June 28, 2006, with the Honorable Gerald W. VandeWalle, Chief Justice, and the Honorable Dale V. Sandstrom, the Honorable Mary Muehlen Maring, the Honorable Carol Ronning Kapsner, the Honorable Daniel J. Crothers, Justices, directing the Clerk of the Supreme Court to enter the above order.

Penny Miller
Clerk
North Dakota Supreme Court