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State Bar & Bar Associations,
California Supreme Court

Sep. 1, 2021

State Supreme Court asks LA Times, State Bar to show cause in Girardi discipline suit

The Times' petition asked the Supreme Court to force the State Bar to release details about investigations into Tom Girardi, and now the court is asking the parties to submit briefs on the court's ability to intervene.

The California Supreme Court issued an order Wednesday to show cause in a Los Angeles Times lawsuit against the State Bar, asking for the release of Thomas V. Girardi's disciplinary records.

The Times petitioned the Supreme Court in July to order the State Bar to release records related to any investigations into Girardi's alleged misconduct. Girardi has been accused of taking client money and using it for personal benefit. The State Bar denied The Times' multiple reque...

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