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ATTORNEY FOR HON. COMMISSIONER ISRAEL NUNEZ CRUZ Bruce Kotzan Indianapolis, Indiana

ATTORNEY FOR THE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS Meg W. Babcock Indianapolis, Indiana

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In the

Indiana Supreme Court
_________________________________ No. 49S00-0603-JD-80 IN THE MATTER OF THE HONORABLE ISRAEL NUNEZ CRUZ, COMMISSIONER IN THE MARION SUPERIOR COURT _________________________________ JUDICIAL DISCIPLINARY ACTION _________________________________ July 25, 2006 Per Curiam.

This matter comes before the Court as a result of a judicial disciplinary action brought by the Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications ("Commission") against the Respondent herein, Israel Nunez Cruz, Commissioner in the Marion Superior Court. Article 7 Section 4 of the Indiana Constitution and Indiana Admission and Discipline Rule 25 give the Indiana Supreme Court original jurisdiction over this matter. Subsequent to the filing of formal charges by the Commission, the parties jointly tendered a "Statement of Circumstances and Conditional Agreement for Discipline." The parties have stipulated to the following facts. On June 26, 2005, at approximately 1:25 a.m. in Hendricks County, Indiana, the Respondent was arrested incident to a traffic stop after field sobriety tests and breath testing

indicated an alcohol concentration equivalent to 0.08 grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath. Based on the affidavit of the arresting officer, which the parties agree gave the State of Indiana probable cause to file charges, the State charged the Respondent with, among other things, Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated in a manner endangering another, a Class A misdemeanor, Ind. Code

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