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People v. Haynes. 10PDJ014. October 29, 2010. Attorney Regulation. The Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved a Conditional Admission of Misconduct submitted by the parties and suspended Douglas Jay Haynes (Attorney Registration No. 18361) from the practice of law for a period of sixty days, all stayed upon the successful completion of a one-year period of probation with conditions, effective October 29, 2010. Respondent failed to ensure that his non-lawyer legal assistant was following court rules concerning returns of service and garnishments, instead allowing her to use his signature stamp which implied to the court that he had reviewed pleadings and documents when in fact he had not. His failure to supervise led to approximately 300 purported writs of garnishment being served without issuance by the court or payment of the proper fees. His misconduct constituted grounds for the imposition of discipline pursuant to C.R.C.P. 251.5 and violated Colo. RPC 5.3 and 8.4(d).

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