In Re Morganstern

Petitioner was admitted to the bar of California in 1889. He took up his residence in San Diego in 1908 and engaged in a lucrative law practice in that city from that time to the period of his disbarment. The judg ment which thrust him. from, the profession was entered January 9, 1922, pursuant to an accusation which was filed September 6, 1921. The grounds of the accusation are stated in the opinion In re Morganstern, 61 Cal. App. 702 [ 215 Pac. 721 ], in which the judgment of disbarment was affirmed upon appeal.

Petitioner’s application in the present proceeding was filed October 2, 1926. Thereafter, and following the filing of an answer to the petition by respondent San Diego Bar Association, the matter was sent to referees for the taking of evidence and for findings upon the questions whether petitioner is possessed of both the mental and moral qualifications entitling him to re-admission to the bar. The referees took evidence, as directed, and haVe filed their findings. One of the findings is to the effect that there is such doubt as to petitioner’s mental qualifications as to render necessary an examination to test them. To this finding one of the three referees entered his…