Opinion ID: 1697798
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Heading: Failure to Report Litigation

Text: Roseberry admitted that he did not report several instances of litigation in his first application, including Roseberry v. Wright, 2 Neb. App. 248, 508 N.W.2d 867 (1993), and Ferretti v. Roseberry, Multnomah County Circuit Court, State of Oregon, No. A8201-00560. He did, however, report them on his second application. The complaint in the Ferretti action alleges that Roseberry wrote unauthorized checks from Esmond F. Ferretti's account. Roseberry, however, filed an answer alleging that the funds were gifts. According to Roseberry, Ferretti was a family friend for whom Roseberry did odd jobs when he was between the ages of 12 and his early twenties. Ferretti gave him money for college but then wanted the money back when Roseberry chose to go to college out of town. Ferretti obtained a $20,000 judgment for conversion and breach of fiduciary duty. Roseberry testified that he paid about $10,000 of the judgment, but remained friends with Ferretti and never paid the rest. He stated that he forgot to include the litigation on his application because it had occurred 20 years ago and he was, at that time, affected by the stress of his divorce, a house fire, a business failure, and family medical issues. In Roseberry v. Wright, supra , Roseberry took and passed the Nebraska veterinary examination, but the then Nebraska Department of Health refused to issue a license pending investigation into a complaint that he had practiced veterinary medicine without a license. Roseberry sought to enjoin the Department of Health from refusing to issue him a license. The court refused to issue an injunction, and the Nebraska Court of Appeals affirmed. According to Roseberry, he obtained a temporary license in Nebraska and practiced under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian. A complaint arose when he began working at a racetrack without a veterinarian directly supervising him. Roseberry brought an injunction action. He stated that the Department of Health then gave him a permanent license, so he assumed the injunction action was successful. He stated he was unaware of the appeal because he believes his employer paid the attorney fees and costs in the action. The record also contains documentation of additional litigation involving Roseberry.