ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE v. SPLITGERBER

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Misc. (Subtitle AG) No. 86, Sept. Term, 1998.

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Factual and Procedural Background

The matter was presented to the Court of Appeals of Maryland on a joint Petition of the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland and the Respondent, William F. Splitgerber, Jr., seeking suspension of the Respondent from the practice of law for a period of ninety days, effective June 4, 1999. The Court considered the Petition and, by order dated June 2, 1999, entered a suspension effective June 4, 1999.

Legal Issues Presented

The opinion addresses a procedural matter and does not frame distinct legal issues.

Arguments of the Parties

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Table of Precedents Cited

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Court's Reasoning and Analysis

The document is an order. It states that the Court, having considered the Petition, ordered the suspension. No further legal analysis, findings of fact, or explanatory reasoning are provided in the text.

Holding and Implications

Holding: The Court ordered that William F. Splitgerber, Jr. be suspended from the practice of law in the State of Maryland for ninety days, effective June 4, 1999.

Implications: As directed by the order, the Clerk of the Court is to remove the Respondent's name from the register of attorneys and certify that fact to the Clients' Security Trust Fund and the Clerks of all judicial tribunals in the State in accordance with Maryland Rule 16-713. The opinion includes no discussion of broader legal implications or establishment of new precedent.

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ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND v. WILLIAM F. SPLITGERBER, Jr.

ORDER

This matter came before the Court on the Petition of the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland and Respondent, William F. Splitgerber, Jr., to suspend the Respondent for a period of ninety days, effective June 4, 1999 from the practice of law.

The Court, having considered the Petition, it is this 2nd day of June, 1999

ORDERED that the Respondent, William F. Splitgerber, Jr., be and he is hereby suspended for ninety days from the practice of law in the State of Maryland, effective June 4, 1999, and it is further

ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court shall remove the name of William F. Splitgerber, Jr., from the register of attorneys in this Court, and certify that fact to the Clients' Security Trust Fund and the Clerks of all judicial tribunals in this State in accordance with Maryland Rule 16-713.