Local Rule RULE 83.6: ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE

RULE 83.6 ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE This court, in furtherance of its inherent power and responsibility to supervise the conduct of attorneys who are admitted to practice before it, promulgates the following Rule superseding all of its other Rules pertaining to disciplinary enforcement heretofore promulgated.

(A) Discipline.

When it is shown to a judge of this court that any member of the bar of this court has been suspended or disbarred from practice in any other court of record, or has been guilty of conduct unbecoming a member of the bar of this court, the member will be subject to suspension, disbarment, or other appropriate disciplinary action by the court. The member will be afforded an opportunity to show good cause, within such time as the court will prescribe, why the member should not be suspended, disbarred, or otherwise disciplined. Upon the member's response to the Rule to show cause, and after hearing, if requested, or upon expiration of the time prescribed for a response if no response is made, the court will enter an appropriate order.

(B) Appointment of Counsel.

The court will appoint an attorney from its pro bono panel to prosecute its interests under this Rule.

(C) Other Sanctions.

Notwithstanding this Rule, but in supplement to it, the judges of this court may impose sanctions against a member of the bar of this court pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 and 16 and initiate civil or criminal contempt proceedings when appropriate.

(D) Rules of Professional Conduct.

The Rules of Professional Conduct adopted by this court are the Rules of Professional Conduct adopted by the Supreme Court of Illinois, as amended from time to time by that court, except as otherwise provided by specific Rule of this court after consideration of comments by representatives of bar associations within the state.