Ethics
Lawyer who once brought loaded gun to court should be disbarred partly for deportation threats, opinion says
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Disbarment is the appropriate punishment for a California lawyer accused of threatening to get opponents’ clients deported, failing to promptly return client money, and improperly handling his attorney trust account, a bar review department has found.
The State Bar Court of California Review Department ordered disbarment for Michael Philip Rubin of Woodland Hills, California, in a March 4 opinion, Law360 reports. The decision may be appealed to the California Supreme Court.
Rubin had been disciplined in two prior cases, the review department said.
By City News Service
Feb 11, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A lawsuit was brought against Los Angeles Unified on behalf of a 17-year-old girl who allegedly was sexually abused by her teacher years earlier when she was a fourth-grade student at a Canoga Park school.
The plaintiff is identified only as Jane S.N. Doe in the Los Angeles Superior Court negligence suit filed Wednesday. The suit seeks unspecified damages. It was brought on her behalf by her mother because the plaintiff is a minor.
An LAUSD representative did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
The suit alleges the girl was abused by Rene Tenas, a teacher at Hart Street Elementary School, between August 2013 and June 2014.
A homeless man is suing a woman who allegedly promised to bathe his service dog, Boots, in December, but never returned with the animal after taking it from the Sherman Oaks store where the plaintiff works.
A homeless man is suing a woman who allegedly promised to bathe his service dog, Boots, in December, but never returned with the animal after taking it from the.