Local Rule RULE 9011-2: DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
Bankr. D. Mass. — Attorney rule
RULE 9011-2. DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
(a) An attorney who appears for any purpose in any case or proceeding submits himself or herself to the Court's disciplinary jurisdiction and shall be held to the standards of professional conduct set forth in L.R., D. Mass. LR 83.6.1.
(b) In any matter in which a bankruptcy judge has reasonable cause to believe that an attorney has committed a violation of any canon or ethical rule, the bankruptcy judge may refer the attorney for disciplinary proceedings to the District Court pursuant to L.R., D. Mass. LR 205 and/or for temporary immediate suspension pursuant to L.R., D. Mass. LR 83.6.6(f) and to any state disciplinary authority.
(c) A bankruptcy judge may impose any other sanction the judge deems necessary under the circumstances in accordance with relevant statutes and rules of the District Court.