Title: Matter of Gabay

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
IN THE MATTER OF A 
MEMBER OF THE BAR OF THE 
SUPREME COURT OF THE 
STATE OF DELAWARE: 
JOSEPH A. GABAY, 
Respondent. 
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§     No. 409, 2002 
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§     Board Case No. 26, 2001 
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Submitted: August 12, 2002 
Decided: 
August 27, 2002 
 
Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, WALSH and HOLLAND, Justices. 
 
O R D E R 
 
This 27th day of August 2002, it appears to the Court that a panel of the 
Board on Professional Responsibility filed a report and recommendation with 
the Court on July 17, 2002.  The panel’s report accepts the stipulation of facts 
and joint recommendation of sanction submitted by the Office of Disciplinary 
Counsel and the respondent, Joseph Gabay.  The report resolves disciplinary 
charges against the respondent and recommends that the Court publicly 
reprimand the respondent and place him on a two-year period of probation as a 
result of his admitted misconduct.  Neither the Office of Disciplinary Counsel 
nor the respondent filed any objections to the panel’s report.  The Court has 
reviewed the matter pursuant to Rule 9(e) of the Delaware Lawyers’ Rules of 
 
 
 
 
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Disciplinary Procedure and has determined that the panel’s report and 
recommendation should be accepted. 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that panel’s report adopting the 
Prehearing Stipulation and Joint Recommendation of Sanction is hereby 
APPROVED.  The Court hereby imposes a public reprimand and a two-year 
period of probation, with conditions.  The Office of Disciplinary Counsel is 
directed to file within 10 days of the date of this Order the costs of the 
disciplinary proceedings, as well as the costs of the audits.  Thereafter, the 
respondent is directed to have all costs paid within 30 days.  The matter is 
hereby CLOSED. 
                                
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ E. Norman Veasey 
                                          
 
 
Chief Justice