Opinion ID: 820639
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: introduction

Text: By Order dated April 6, 20 10 (uReferral Order''), the United States Court of Appeal: the Second Circuit (the Court) referred Visuvanathan Rudrakwnaran ~ this Committee f( investigation ofbis conduct before the Court and preparation of a report on whether he shot subject to disciplinary or other corrective measures. Rudrakumaran is an active immigration practitioner before this Court and other trib1 including a nwnber of other Circuit Courts of Appeal. The Court's Order raises a number c areas of concern regarding Rudrakumaran's conduct, including (1) repeated defaults on scheduling orders, many of which resulted in his clients' cases being dismissed; (2) late fili) briefs, CIA Forms, extension motions, and withdrawal notices; and (3) failure to raise all  pertinent issues on appeal or raising claims that had not been exhausted at the administrativ· level. The Committee recommends that Rudrakumaran be publically reprimanded for his conduct, and that he be required to complete eight hours of CLB in law dftice management, to submit biaunual status reports for two years of the ftequency, if any, of late-filed briefs 0 motions, or any non-excused failure to comply with any scheduling order or rule of any soI1 The following constitutes the Committee's report and recommendation to impose discipline Rudrakumaran.  U. This Diseipimary P~oeeedlDl On May 13, 2010, this Commi~ issued a Notice ofRefenal and Proceeding to Mr Rudrakumaran. R~ provided a number of submissions to the Committee: (1) a written response to the Referral Order, dated June 14,2010; (2) a character letter from Oene Getachew, Esq., dated June 14, 20101 (3) docwnents and/or records in four submissions ma A through KKK, either on his own initiative or at the request of the Committee; (4) Declaration of Kathryn Dermler, dated December 23, 2010; (5) a copy of a favorable decision, dated July 7, 2011 from this Court where Rudrakumaran represented the petitioner pro bono; and (6) a final written submission, dated June 3, 2011. Committee members conducted hearings on November 16,20 to, and March 29,20 II. Present for the Committee were Eileen Blackwood, Evan A. Davis, Michael Patrick and Gerald Walpin. Rudrakumaran was the only witness at both hearings and was represented by Mr. Jonathan Robert Nelson, Esq.