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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA
No. 28 / 07-1866 Filed April 18, 2008 IOWA SUPREME COURT ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY BOARD, Appellant, vs. ATTORNEY DOE NO. 639, Appellee. On review of a disposition of the Grievance Commission.

An attorney moves to dismiss the Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board's application for permission to review a disposition of the Grievance Commission of the Supreme Court of Iowa. DISMISSED. APPEAL

Charles L. Harrington and Elizabeth E. Quinlan, Des Moines, for appellant.

David L. Brown and Alex Wonio of Hansen, McClintock & Riley, Des Moines, for appellee.

2 WIGGINS, Justice. Attorney Doe No. 6391 is an Iowa attorney who had an ethics complaint filed against him with the Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board (Board). The Board is responsible for investigating

ethics complaints made against attorneys licensed to practice law in Iowa. Iowa Ct. R. 34.8(1). After completing its investigation, the Board has the option to continue the matter, dismiss the ethics complaint, privately admonish the attorney, publicly reprimand the attorney, or file a formal complaint with the Grievance Commission of the Supreme Court of Iowa (Commission). Id. r. 34.11(1)

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