A lawyer can’t represent his client in a disability-access case because he committed fraud by filing suits nearly identical to the numerous suits he filed for his client, a federal court in California ruled.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California on Tuesday disqualified Geoffrey Bentley from representing Karel Spikes in a suit against an auto-repair shop, and said it would refer him for discipline.
Spikes sued the shop and the alleged owner of the property under the Americans with Disabilities Act and its California counterpart, the Unruh Act. He alleges he encountered barriers to access while ...
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