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This court reviews the report of the
referee recommending the dismissal of the
Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR)
disciplinary complaint filed against Ronald
A. Arthur alleging misconduct consisting of
the commission of a criminal act that
reflects adversely on his honesty,
trustworthiness or fitness as a lawyer,
contrary to SCR 20:8.4(b). No appeal has
been filed.
The referee recommended dismissal was
appropriate given that the complaint arose
out of the same matters litigated in the
previous disciplinary proceeding against
Mr. Arthur resulting in the revocation of
his license to practice law in Wisconsin.
See In re Disciplinary Proceedings
Against
Arthur, 2005 WI 40, 279 Wis. 2d 583, 694
N.W.2d 910.
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This court approves the referee’s findings
of fact and conclusions of law, and adopts
them. Claim preclusion may be applied to
preclude litigation of issues that were
previously resolved in court. See In
re Disciplinary Proceedings Against
Widule, 2003 WI 34, n.7, 261 Wis. 2d 45,
660 N.W.2d 686. We accept the referee’s
recommendation to dismiss the complaint.
IT IS ORDERED the complaint is
dismissed.
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