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Los Angeles. CA (Los Angeles Co .) Los Angeles Daily Journ al (Cir. 5 x W. 21 ,287)

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Monitor Reports First Decline in Discipline Cases SACRAMENTO - For the first time in history, the backlog of consumer com- plaints against lawyers is decreasing in the intake, investigation and prosecution phases of the State Bar's attorney disci- pline system, according to a report due for release today. In his fourth progress report, Disci- pline Monitor ~.tt FelJmeih gives the system his most favorable review to date. The report could be important in terms ofpublic perception because it is Ute first issued since the enactment of a $33 mil- lion plan to overhaul the b r's much-eriti- cized discipline system. Fellmeth, who is director of the C ntoc fo Public Interest Law at the Univer11Jty of San Diego, has been among the most vocal and caustic critics. The $33 million 1be g-enerated over three years - including 1989 - by an an- nual $ll0 "dis'cipline enhancement" fee levied on California's pprox.imately 110,000 active lawyers. The special fee was included in the multi-year dues package approved along with the reform plan last year. The larg- est dues hike in bar history raised total dues for most lawyers from $275 to $417 in 1989. Much of the enhanced discipline fund- ing will be allocated to hire administra- tive law judges in the newly professionalized State Bar Court, sched- uled to become operational July I . The bulk of the remainder of the new moneywill be used to hire more prosecut- ing attorneys, investigators and support personnel. Tempered Optimism Fel~th and bar leaders agree the lat- est progresS"-Nport shows the system is improving. But they also stress that much work remains to be done before victory can be declared in the fight to ensure the system dispenses more justice than secrecy, leniency and delay. "For the first time m the bar's histo- ry," said Fellmeth, "the total backlog (in all three phases) is geing down. The signs are good." Bvt he added, "I'm not at all satisfied . : h ppy the r oving in the nght direction But the results are down the road a ways." Bar officials made it clear they will not rest on any laurels handed out by Fell- meth in the progress report. "It is a generalJy favorable report," said bar President Colin Wied of San Die- go. The report indicates "the system is working (and) we"re where we should be." However, Wied cautioned that "all the things we've done have yet to come lo full fruition. As long as the backlog remains, it's an ugly symbol of the past." And Sacramento lawyer Kevin Cul- hane, chairman of the bar's Committee on Attorney Discipline, said, "The only backlog acceptable to us is a zero backlog." Shortening Deadline Wied said he is pushing to accelerate the deadline for reaching that "zero" backlog in the investigation phase. When the discipline system reform plan was enacted, bar officials adopted a goal of eliminating the investigation backlog bySeptember. But Wied told The Daily Journal he has moved that deadline up by two months to July. James Bascue, head of the Office of Trial Counsel, the system's prosecutorial arm, and Clayton Anderson, chief of the Office oflnvestigation, are in the process of implementing a plan to meet Wied's new deadline. Fellmeth said the complaint backlog in intake reached a maximumofabout 1,000 five to six months ago, but has fallen to below 500. The backlog in the Office of Investiga- tion he added, has decreased in recent months from 1,800 cases to between 1,200 and 1,300. Meanwhile, the backlog of complaints awaiting drafting of formal charges by the Office of Trial Counsel has fallen from " close to 500" to about 300, said Fellmeth. "The message is basically that the (backlog) increases have st.opped," said Fellmeth. "On the other hand, we have three backlogs. They're sizeable, they're substantial and they tend to involve seri- ous, complex cases." He e! imated 50 .l.. '1 5'5' By TOM DRESSLAR

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DrJp in Discipline Backlog Reported c tm:?ect~ Page 1 planned 33 new prosecutors and support on . . staff in OTC. In OI, she added, 24 of the 2_6 percent of the cases in the inves~1gation new investigator and support staff pos1- and prosecution phases are senous or tions have been filled. comple:e. The professionalized State Bar Court "I~ will ~e atleast a year~ complete- will be composed of a six-judge hearing ly wipe out the to~ backlog mall three department and a three-judge review de- pha~es, Fe)lmeth s~•d. . partment appointed by the state Supreme Wied, while stressmg he

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• Christian Heritage loses playoff to Cal Baptist-C-8 Woods had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and junior forward Craig Cottrell scored 14. USIU guard Paul Wilson, who scored 29 Saturday against San Diego State, had 33 last night. Forward Gary Williams scored 16, and center Mike Sterner had 11 points and nine rebounds. USIU played without its top play- er, Demetrius Laffitte, who was side- lined with a knee injury incurred against the Aztecs. USO never trailed, but the Toreros weren't able to shake the pesky Gulls until well into the second half. USD led, 50-42, at halftime, and USIU kept it close until the Toreros made an 11 2 run to open a 70-58 lead with 8:53 to go. They extended at to 75-60 with 7:22 remaining. The teams commited 57 fouls, in- cluding 30 by USIU. USD hit 33 of 43 free throws, USIU 19 of 33. "We executed pretty well, espe- cially in the second half," said USD coach Hank Egan. "We ran a little more than usual tonight." • • • Senior guard Danny Means joined Leonard in playing his last home game for USD. Means (nine points, three rebounds), Leonard and their parents were honored in pregame ceremonies ... In his final collegiate game, USIU forward Matt Judd had four points and three rebounds, but was also assessed two technical fouls ... Cottrell began the game in second position in the WCAC in field-goal percentage at 64.2, behind Loyola Marymount's Hank Gathers (64.6). Cottrell went 4-for-4 to finish with a USO-record .649 (l~f-194) and win the conference title .

Efrem Leonard's senior season hasn't been exactly what he hoped it would be. But the USD guard ~ade his final home appearance, last night against USIU, a memorable one anyway. Making only his second start of an injury-inhibited season, Leonard had 16 points, four rebounds and three as- sists to help the Toreros defeat USIU, 91-78, before 1,044 at the USD Sports Center. USIU finished its season 11-17. USD is 8-19 going into a first-round game against Pepperdine in the West Coast Athletic Conference tourna- ment Saturday at the University of San Francisco. "I'm definitely happy about ending my semor year at home this way, and maybe this will lead to some- thing better next game," said Leon- ard, who played 32 minutes. The 6-foot-l, 180-pounder from Di- amond Bar, Calif., and Mt. San Anto- nio College has endured a season in which he has bad knee, anklP, ham- string and groin injuries and a case of bronchitis. "It has been rough; I missed six games because of the hamstring and six because of a knee, that's almost half the season," Leonard said. "Last week I was about 80 percent; I'm 100 percent now." When USD met USIU a year ago, Leonard had 24 points, his second- highest output of the season (be had 28 against Loyola Marymount). "I guess I play well against USIU because they don't play too much de- fense," Leonard said. "I concentrated on· be·ing ready to set myself when I got the ball and get my shot off." Freshman Gylan Dottin led USD in scoring with 23 and had nine re- bounds. Freshman center Kelvin

nancial planning and analysis, said the three-year discipline enhancement plan calls for hiring 115 new employees in the Office of Trial Counsel, Office of Investi- gation and the State Bar Court. She said the bar has hired 26 of the

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annual retreat at La Quinta last weekend and turned in his resignation after a talk with Maher. Maher, citing his "pastoral role," won't discuss the moti- vation behind the resigna- tion, Petrie said. Garvey, 40, a 10-time All Star who played first base for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres during a 17-year career, was thrust into the national spotlight again last week as the possi- ble father of two illegitmate children. One baby was born in San Diego to an unidentified woman on Feb. 15. Also claiming a pregnancy.,by Gar- vey is Rebecka Mendenhall of Atlanta. ,

mer baseball star Steve Gar- vey has resign~er- sicy...oLSIUl Diego trustee ih the aftermat of publicity about a paternity scandal in- volving two former lovers. Officials at the private Catholic university released a short statement Thursday confirming Garvey's resigna- tion from the board of trust- ees. They gave no reason for his departure. A receptionist at Garvey's La Jolla office said Garvey was unavailable for comment Thursday. Dan Petrie, a spokesman for Bishop Leo Maher, who is chairman of the universi- ty's board of trustees, said Garvey attended the board's

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arvey Quits College Job; Fo 11111 -er Fiancee Files Suit S 0 l 11ited Press lntemarlonal Sa n Diego Garvey then called Mendenhall Fo -mer Los Angeles Dodg- on January 23, she said, when he ns and San Diego Padres first learned that she too was carrying his child. At that time, Mendenhall

'>f trusttes. e~aded the question of whether Garvey's 'l- res1gna on was sought or unsolicited G rv e Id · 1 Y 6a d h y cou not be reached for comment. His office r- 1 v. as ou. of town \1, J-, r Faid thro igh his spokesman Da p·t :c te\ Uarvey dtcl , f _ , n I re: me or one session of the retreat ! t 1 mg w I mP Mr Garv d d · · the b< rJ if trustee, " .. . ey I resign from le • •rj I lhe b p Id J - It Mah as • wou e aborate, Pitre quoted I say:, /J, I v. c Jld not be proper for me i :h p_a st0 ra ">G~ t1 tt to discuss Steve G , n my ss

baseman Ste,·c Garvey resigned from the hoard of trustees of the llnh·crsity of San Diego in the \lake ol a patermty scanaa1 . friends, offidals said yesterday. Meanwhile, lawyers for Gar- vey's former fiancee, Rebecka Men- denhall, filed a lawsuit against Gar- vey in Atlanta. Attorney Richard Hines said the complaint contained two rounts - one for breach of promise and one for paternity. No other details were released. '.11endenhall, a Cable News Net- ,1ork assignment editor, became en- gaged to Garl'ey November 25 after a two-year relationship. She said that on January 4 he asked her to postpone- their April 1 wedding, be- rausc- he- had ju t learned that a San Diego v.oman who has not been itlmtified was carrying his child. He said he- need d time to work out his problems, Mendenhall said. in\ohing two former girl-

said, he broke their engag ment. Thomas in Deer ValJe,, t.:tah, Feb- ' ruary 18. The unnamed San Diego woman gave birth February 15. Garvey has said he thought both Mendenhall and the unnamed woman were taking care of birth control but added he will accept responsibility for either or both children if they arc proven to be his. Meanwhile, Bishop Leo Maher, head of the diocese of San Diego, said Garvey, a practicing Roman Catholic and four-year trustee of the Catholic university. submitted his resignation to the bishop at a weekend Palm Springs religious re- treat in late Februarv. :\1ahcr r. Cu ed to elaborate, saying in a statement, "It wouldn't be proper for me in my pastoral po ition to discuss Steve Garvey's personal situation publicli, " Garvey marritd Candace

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