Does the California State Bar have the power to amend a complaint to include a violation of the Rule of Professional Conduct?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Gendron v. State Bar, 197 Cal.Rptr. 590, 35 Cal.3d 409, 673 P.2d 260 (Cal. 1983):
[35 Cal.3d 421] This court's decision in Irving v. State Bar (1931) 213 Cal. 81, 1 P.2d 2 supports this conclusion. In that case, hearings were held on four verified complaints, each charging a violation of the same Rule of Professional Conduct. At the conclusion of the hearings, the State Bar examiner obtained leave to amend the complaints to charge a violation of an additional rule.
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