Supreme Court of Missouri
en banc
8 January 2008
Supreme Court No. SC88925
ORDER
The Chief Disciplinary Counsel having filed an information for show cause order and motion for discipline pursuant to Rule 5.20 advising this Court of its finding, after investigation, that Respondent, Cornelius T. Ducey, Jr., had been suspended from the practice of law in the State of Illinois pursuant to the order of that Court in Case No. M.R. 21234, entitled In re: Cornelius Thomas Ducey, Jr., issued on September 18, 2007; and
Said discipline was the result of violations of the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct, said conduct being a violation of Rules 4-1.3, 4-1.4(a)(b), 4-1.9(a), 4-8.4(c), and 4-8.4(d) of the Missouri Rules of Professional Conduct; and
On November 13, 2007, this Court issued a show cause order to Respondent; and
The Court granted additional time to respond to show cause order and Respondent failed to respond; and
The Court finds that Respondent has violated the Rules of Professional Conduct and should be disciplined;
Now, therefore, it is ordered by the Court that the motion for discipline is sustained and that Respondent, Cornelius T. Ducey, Jr., is suspended from the practice of law in this state and that no application for reinstatement shall be entertained by the Court for a period of one year from the date of this order.
It is further ordered that the Respondent, Cornelius T. Ducey, Jr., comply in all respects with Rule 5.27 - Notification of Clients and Counsel.
Costs taxed to Respondent.
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Mary R. Russell
Acting Chief Justice
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