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Disciplinary Board v. Nassif

Docket No. 19950399
Oral Argument: Argument Date & Time is not set.

Docket Info

Title
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST
DELAYNE G. NASSIF, A MEMBER OF THE
BAR OF THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
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Disciplinary Board, Petitioner
v.
Delayne G. Nassif, Respondent
Case Type
DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING-Lawyer : DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS (Civil)
Appeal From
Case No.
547 N.W.2d 541

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Briefs

Filing Date Description
02/13/1996 DISCIPLINARY BOARD BRIEF

Counsel

Party Type Name
RESPONDENT PRO SE Delayne G Nassif - 02727
PETITIONER DISCIPLINARY STAFF Vivian Elaine Berg - 03548

(Note: Attachments may not be available for recently filed cases and/or confidential documents.)

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 12/15/1995 REPORTS OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD (Originals are Nos. 31 and 37 in the Records of Disciplinary Board)
2 12/15/1995 RECORD OF DISCIPLINARY BOARD (INCLUDES ORIGINAL & 2 COPIES
3 12/15/1995 OF TRANS. DATED 4-21-95 & EXHIBITS 1,2,3,4,5,6,7A,8,
4 12/15/1995 9, 10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,24 & 25
5 12/15/1995 Consolidate w/ 950400 & 403. Make all docket entries in this case
6 01/02/1996 MOTION TO separate files (entitled "Objection to Consolidation")
7 01/05/1996 ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE (Obj. to Consolidate) - Denied
8 02/13/1996 DISCIPLINARY BOARD BRIEF
9 02/13/1996 DISCIPLINARY BOARD APPENDIX (MISSING PAGES 67 & 68)
10 02/20/1996 Letter from Vivian Berg dated 2-16-96 RE: pages 67 & 68
11 02/20/1996 of the Appendix are not missing documents, the numbers
12 02/20/1996 were just "skipped" due to removal of an exhibit.
13 02/22/1996 Objection to Finding of the Report of Disciplinary Board
14 02/22/1996 (Objection is filed subject to an objection by DB counsel)
15 02/22/1996 REQ. EXT/TIME RESPONDENT BRIEF & "Statement"
16 02/22/1996 ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE - GRANTED : 03/14/1996
17 03/15/1996 Waiver of Brief and Restatement of Favorable Evidence (dist.
18 03/15/1996 to Court 3/15/96)
19 03/20/1996 MOTION TO WAIVE OA (letter dated 3-19-96 from
20 03/20/1996 Vivian Berg) NOTE: Ms. Berg is willing to waive OA
21 03/20/1996 unless Mr. Nassif is permitted to argue
22 03/26/1996 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT (Court requires Ms. Berg's presence at OA) - Denied
23 04/03/1996 Waiver of OA and Statement Addendum (Mr. Nassif)
24 04/03/1996 (copies dist. to Justices, legal staff, & Vivian Berg)
25 04/09/1996 APPEARANCES: Vivian E. Berg, Disciplinary Counsel; No
26 04/09/1996 Appearance for Respondent
27 04/09/1996 ARGUED: Berg (Vol. U, pg. 222)
28 05/14/1996 DISPOSITION
29 05/14/1996 UNANIMOUS OPINION : Per Curiam View
30 05/14/1996 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT-Nassif, a currently - GRANTED
31 05/14/1996 suspended member of the Bar, is DISBARRED for violations
32 05/14/1996 of of Rules 1.1 (competent representation), 1.3
33 05/14/1996 (reasonable diligence and promptness in representing
34 05/14/1996 clients), 1.5 (lawyer's fees must be reasonable, the basis
35 05/14/1996 rate and amount be communicated to the client, and
36 05/14/1996 contingent fee agreements be in writing), 1.15 (client
37 05/14/1996 funds be deposited in a trust account and not commingled
38 05/14/1996 with other funds, complete records be kept of client
39 05/14/1996 funds, prompt delivery of funds to the client, and provide
40 05/14/1996 an accounting), 5.3 (lawyer to properly supervise
41 05/14/1996 non-lawyer assistants to ensure compliance with ethical
42 05/14/1996 obligations)n 5.4 (lawyer prohibited from sharing fees
43 05/14/1996 with a non-lawyer), and 5.5 (lawyer prohibited from
44 05/14/1996 assisting non-lawyer in unauthorized practice of law)
45 05/14/1996 NASSIF also required to pay costs and expenses of the
46 05/14/1996 disciplinary proceedings in the amount of $6854.35
47 05/14/1996 NASSIF also to pay restitution to Kathleen Anderson in the
48 05/14/1996 amount of $500 and to Joe Marek in the amount of $600.
49 05/20/1996 Summary of Opinion prepared by Central Legal Staff (forwarded
50 05/20/1996 to Newspaper, SBAND, judges & clerks, etc.)
51 07/15/1996 Affidavit of Identification
52 07/15/1996 Transcript of judgment
53 07/15/1996 JUDGMENT TRANSCRIBED TO Cass County District Court
54 09/17/1998 Check in the mount of $9,569 ($8,746.87 for nos. 950399-400 & 950403; $822.46 for 920374)
55 09/17/1998 from Northern Title; receipt no. 11181
56 09/28/1998 Satisfaction of Judgment for costs & restitution
57 08/27/2002 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed