Case Name: In the Matter of David R. BUTSCH, Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of Indiana
Jurisdiction: Indiana
Decision Date: 2009-11-09
Citations: 916 N.E.2d 656
Docket Number: No. 21S00-0907-DI-313
Parties: In the Matter of David R. BUTSCH, Respondent.
Judges: Justices SULLIVAN, BOEHM, and RUCKER concur.
Reporter: North Eastern Reporter 2d
Volume: 916
Pages: 656–657

Head Matter:
In the Matter of David R. BUTSCH, Respondent.
No. 21S00-0907-DI-313.
Supreme Court of Indiana.
Nov. 9, 2009.

Opinion:
PUBLISHED ORDER OF DISCIPLINE UPON NOTICE OF GUILTY FINDING
The Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission, pursuant to Indiana Admission and Discipline Rule 23(11.)(a), files a "Notice of Conviction and Agreement for Final Sanction."
By order dated January 20, 2009, in a prior disciplinary case against Respondent, Cause No. 21800-0802-DI-72, the Court approved the following agreed discipline: (1) a six-month suspension, beginning February 27, 2009, with the first two months served as active suspension; and (2) the balance of the suspension conditionally stayed subject to successful completion of a 36-month probation with monitoring by the Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program. See Matter of Butsch, 899 N.E.2d 647 (Ind.2009). The notice filed in the current case reports that at the time the agreed discipline was approved, Respondent had been charged on October 22, 2007, with one count of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a class D felony, and the Commission was aware of the charge. He pled guilty to this charge on April 12, 2009. The parties ask the Court to approve, as final discipline for this ethical violation, see Prof. Cond. R. 8. 4(b), a one-year extension of the Respondent's probation in the prior case.
The Court, being duly advised, now APPROVES and ORDERS the agreed discipline. For Respondent's professional misconduct, the Court extends the length of the probation Respondent is serving under Cause No. 21800-0802-DI-72 an additional 12 months, for a total of 48 months. The Court incorporates by reference the terms and conditions of this probation. The costs of this proceeding are assessed against Respondent.
Justices SULLIVAN, BOEHM, and RUCKER concur.
SHEPARD, Chief Justice, dissents with separate opinion.
DICKSON, Justice, dissents, believing that the discipline is too lenient for the cireumstances.