Opinion ID: 2036720
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Failure to cooperate with the Ethics Board.

Text: Thereafter, on September 22, 1998, Vickie filed a complaint against Sherman with our Ethics Board. On October 22, 1998, the Ethics Board sent Sherman notice that Vickie had filed a complaint against him and asked for a written response to her allegations. Sherman asked for and was granted until December 15, 1998, to make such a response. This deadline was then extended to December 21. Later, Sherman told the Ethics Board he would respond by February 3, 1999. Despite further notices from the Ethics Board of his duty to respond to the ethical complaint against him, Sherman still had made no such response by January 2000. On January 24, the Ethics Board filed a complaint with our Grievance Commission. Sherman was served with a copy of the complaint and request for admissions from the Ethics Board. Sherman filed answers to the request for admissions. A hearing was held in April 2000.