Acting AG wants lawyer sanctioned

Controversy seems to hound lawyer Bruce Jorgensen. Acting Attorney General Herbert D. Soll now wants him disciplined for submitting a letter by fellow lawyer James Hollman as an exhibit in the habeas corpus case before the Superior Court due to its offensive language.
Saying it was outrageous and should be stricken off the record, Mr. Soll has asked the Superior Court to refer the letter of Mr. Hollman for appropriate disciplinary action at the Supreme Court, the CNMI Bar Association and the U.S. District Court.
In his letter to Mr. Jorgensen dated March 16, 2000, Mr. Hollman described Assistant Attorney General Robert Goldberg as a “nebbisch (sic) who couldn’t get laid in a woman’s prison (or his boss who belongs in one) is an intelligent fellow who given the persecution that his co-religionists have suffered throughout history should be sympathetic to your client’s plight. Or maybe he just despises Muslims?”
According to Mr. Soll, the court should not allow Mr. Jorgensen to escape legal and professional responsibility when he submitted the offending document on behalf of his client Juyel Ahmed’s application for writ of habeas corpus.
“The pleadings, papers and correspondence in this case raise very serious concerns in this regard,” Mr. Soll said.
Mr. Ahmed, in his reply to Mr. Soll’s motion, said the acting AG should focus on the conduct of Mr. Goldberg and not on quashing the expression of free speech by a lawyer who is not party to the case.
In fact, Mr. Goldberg’s misconduct for subjecting him to 20 months imprisonment should be referred by the court for criminal prosecution and or disciplinary action to the CNMI Office of the Attorney General, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the CNMI Bar Association and the Federal Bar.
Likewise, Mr. Soll’s misconduct in heading the AGO and failing to monitor, supervise or reprimand Mr. Goldberg should also be referred by the court for criminal prosecution and disciplinary action, according to Mr. Ahmed’s motion.
The House of Representatives has issued a resolution seeking an investigation of Mr. Jorgensen to determine whether he is permitted to practice his legal profession on the island.
According to the resolution, the local justice system partially rests on the reputation of those who are authorized to practice law in the CNMI.
However, U.S. District Court Judge Alex R. Munson has cleared the name of Mr. Jorgensen for alleged illegal practice of his profession in the CNMI.
Judge Munson said Mr. Jorgensen remains an active member of the federal court where he was admitted to practice on Oct. 20, 1986 and has met all the requirements for administration at that time. It has been the practice of the court that once an attorney has been admitted, he or she remains an active member of the bar until retirement, death or disbarment or other disciplinary action.