Bar Assn. of San Diego v. Superior Court
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Curtis, J.
On September 12, 1923, the petitioner filed in the superior court of said county an accusation against Abram Rosenthal, an attorney at law, charging said Rosenthal with a violation of his duty as such attorney and praying for an order of said court that his name be stricken from the roll of attorneys and counselors of said court. The said Rosenthal appeared and filed his answer to said accusation. Thereafter the said Bar Association served a notice upon the attorneys of the said Rosenthal that it would on October 16, 1923, before a notary public named therein, take the depositions of certain witnesses. With said notice there was served an affidavit by the attorney of the said Bar Association, complying in all respects with section 2031 of the Code of Civil Procedure. After said notice was served as aforesaid, and on October 11, 1923, said Rosenthal served upon the attorneys of petitioner a notice of motion to continue and postpone the taking of said deposition on the ground that said Rosenthal was physically unable to be present and confront said witnesses; that he was entitled to be present for the purpose of consulting and advising with his counsel in the cross-examination of…