Case Title: Matter of Amalfitano

Citation: 

Docket Number: 465, 2001

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2001-10-16T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
In the Matter of a Member of the
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Bar of the Supreme Court of the
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State of Delaware:
§    No. 465, 2001
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CHRISTOPHER A. AMALFITANO §
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Respondent
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  Submitted:  October 10, 2001
     Decided:  October 16, 2001
Before HOLLAND, BERGER and STEELE, Justices.
O R D E R
AND NOW, this 16th day of October, 2001, it appearing to the
Court that, upon receipt of sufficient evidence demonstrating that
Christopher A. Amalfitano, Esquire (“Respondent”), a lawyer subject to
the disciplinary jurisdiction of the Board on Professional Responsibility and
the Court, poses a substantial threat of irreparable harm to his clients, his
prospective clients, and the orderly administration of justice.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1)
Respondent is hereby assigned immediately to disability
inactive status, pursuant to Delaware Lawyers’ Rules of Disciplinary
Procedure Rule 19(c), subject to the following restrictions:
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(a)  Respondent shall not practice law in this State or in any
other jurisdiction.
(b)  Notice of Respondent’s transfer to disability inactive
status shall be disseminated pursuant to Disciplinary Procedure Rule
23.
(c)  Respondent shall cooperate with the Office of Disciplinary
Counsel to protect the interests of his clients in making arrangements
for the orderly transfer of their matters to another attorney.
2)
Further proceedings with respect to the petition for interim
suspension are deferred pending further order of this Court.
3)
All other disciplinary proceedings involving the Respondent
shall continue to go forward in accordance with the normal rules and
procedures of the Board on Professional Responsibility, unless the
Respondent asserts his disability as a basis for holding those proceedings in
abeyance.
4)
In the event that it becomes necessary, the Office of
Disciplinary Counsel is hereby authorized to make application to the Court
of Chancery pursuant to Disciplinary Procedure Rule 24 for appointment
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as the Receiver of the Respondent’s law practice pending further order of
this Court.
5)
There are no time limitations on the Respondent’s right to
petition the Court for a transfer to active status in accordance with
Disciplinary Procedure Rule 19(e).
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Randy J. Holland
Justice