- 6 - dent. Respondent has identified Mr. Binge as an individual involved with purported trusts used for tax avoidance purposes. On September 25, 2000, Carol Jackson (Ms. Jackson), an attorney authorized to practice before the Court, filed the respective petitions in these cases, which she had signed on September 20, 2000. On December 8, 2000, David M. Wise (Mr. Wise), an attorney authorized to practice before the Court, entered an appearance in each of these cases. On August 31, 2001, respondent filed a motion to compel production of documents and a motion to compel responses to respondent’s interrogatories (respondent’s motions to compel discovery) in each of the cases at docket Nos. 10001-00 and 10002-00. In respondent’s motions to compel discovery in each of those cases, respondent represented, inter alia, that counsel of record in each such case, i.e., Ms. Jackson and Mr. Wise, had informed respondent’s counsel that they no longer represented petitioners. Respondent further represented in respondent’s respective motions to compel discovery in the cases at docket Nos. 10001-00 and 10002-00, inter alia, that respondent’s counsel advised both Ms. Jackson and Mr. Wise that respondent would continue to recognize them as counsel for petitioner in each such case unless otherwise notified by the Court. Respondent attached as exhibits to respondent’s respective motions to compel discovery in the cases at docket Nos. 10001-00Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Next
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