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MATTER OF DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS AGAINST SOMMERS

No. 2006AP2851-D.

761 N.W.2d 1 (2009)

2009 WI 17

In the Matter of DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS AGAINST Joseph L. SOMMERS, Attorney at Law: Office of Lawyer Regulation, Complainant, v. Joseph L. Sommers, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided February 16, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the complainant-appellant there were briefs by Thomas J. Basting, Sr., special counsel for Office of Lawyer Regulation, and Julie M. Falk and the Office of Lawyer Regulation, Madison, and oral argument by Thomas J. Basting, Sr.

For the respondent-respondent there was a brief by Joseph L. Sommers, Oregon, and oral argument by Joseph L. Sommers.

The Court entered the following order on this date:

On June 16, 2008, this court granted the Office of Lawyer Regulation's (OLR) request for leave to appeal a non-final order issued by Referee Stanley Hack in this pending attorney disciplinary matter. The OLR asked this court to resolve the following issue:

Can a referee in a disciplinary proceeding order the OLR to provide him with full access to OLR's internal files or should access be denied pursuant to...

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