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Law Practice,
State Bar & Bar Associations

Oct. 12, 2017

State Bar judge recommends 30-day suspension for deputy public defender

A State Bar judge has recommended a 30-day suspension for an LA County deputy public defender as punishment for abandoning her client and defying a court order.

State Bar judge recommends 30-day suspension for deputy public defender
Donald Miles

A State Bar Court judge has recommended a 30-day suspension for a Los Angeles County deputy public defender as punishment for abandoning her client and defying a court order.

The decision also prescribed a one-year probationary period for Delia Metoyer that requires periodic meetings with a probation officer and completion of an ethics course, and a stayed one-year suspension upon failure. The state Supreme Court will make the final...

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