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l as Vegas, NV (Clark Co.) Review Journal (Cir. 0. 108,687) (Cir. S. 124,935)

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Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Co.) Los Angeles Times (Orange Co. Edition) (Cir. D. 181,789) (Cir, S. 219,295) JUL 1 O1987

San Pedro, CA (Los Ang les Co.) N ws Pilot (Cir. D. 14,248) JUL 3 1987 J ll~" '• , c. e

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~kOueFirst Debate onNew JudgeMay Be Delayed~ gain By A!~~HTER. Times Staff Wnter SAN DIEGO-The debate over :he mination of UmvecsitY of San ;li~~ prnf BPrnard Siegan to a 'ederal appeals court-already ong delayed-seems likely to be detracked further as the Senate eiirhs Robert H. Bork's nomma- q a u s Supreme Court tionas ·· • d JU tice, a key Senate aide sa1 Thursday. ,A, scheduled July 21 confirma- tion hearing for Siegan-a Liber- tarian scholar whose views, hke Bor 's have drawn heavy fire from liberal~-will probably be post- poned according to Steve Metahtz. an aide to Sen. Patrick J. Leah_y (D-Vt ), who head.~ a Dem_ocratic task force named to screen Judicial normnees. Ev n if the delay i bnef, more· over, rmal Senate action on S~~h an's nomina11on to the U.S. trr-u1t Co rt of Appeals will prob· ably be he d up until after the Senate has acted on Bork, Metahtz said The Senate Judiciary Com- mittee has scheduled a hearing on Bork's nomination for Sept 15. .

Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Co) Times (San Diego Ed.) (Cir. 0 50,010) (Cir 55 If3 lt

numerous complaints as "inqui- . ries." Even when client complaints are acknowledged, t here is little likeli- hood that they will be pursued ac- tively. Underpaid investigators with heavy case loads aren't moti - vated to go after what they consid- er to be small-time shysters. Moreover, low morale has caused a high staff turnover that under- mines the process still further. No wonder Fellmeth calls for a complete overhaul of the system. He would begin by empowering a panel of salatied administrative law judges, retired judges and distin- guished private citizens to cut through the red tape that keeps unscrupulous attorneys in the pro- fession. He would finance this stricter oversight by raising dues for State Bar members. He would require lawyers to take continuing education or tests to en- sure that they are qualified in a· certain area of practice. This overhaul appears unlikely, given t he State Bar's lackadaisical attitude toward reform. Indeed, State Bar President Or- ville Armstrong continues to insist that the Bar's disciplinary system is strong, even as he concedes that it requires some "fine-t uning." Although he favors leaving ,the oversight process in t he hands of the State Bar, Fellmeth is on target when he says comprehensive re- forms are in order. If t he State Bar continues to re- sist cleaning house, it will deserve to have its discredited disciplinary system taken over by a state agen- cy. .

he tate Bar's system of disci- attorneys was de- nounced recently in Robert report that pinpoints the legal profession's inability to poli e it rank . Fellmeth, a Univer ity of San p ie~ law professor, who was ap- pointed in January by state Attor- ney General J ohn V mp to 11crutinize t heai ciplinary system, concluded that it is "pretty much ·in hambles." During the course of his five- month t udy, Fellmeth found a feckle proce. that is generally ignor d by errant lawyers, who are seldom reprimanded, let alone dis - •barred, for defrauding or otherwise damaging their client . L t year, for example, the State Bar recommended 38 disbarments, of which 22 were approved by the state Supreme Court. The high court also approved 81 suspen ion and accepted resigna- tions from 69 attorneys with charg- e pending against them. It should be noted that some of those cases had been pending for as long as 10 y'eara. In fact, the cunent backlog of cases under investigation for more than six months numbers 2,300. No one knows how many cases slip through the cracks because low- '}flvel bureaucrats fail to pass along consumer complaints to staff attor- . peys. The Stat e Bar says it received 8,000 complaints last year, or ap- proximately one for every 10 law- yers currently pract icing in Califor- nia. • Fellmeth asserts that the number is probably closer to 25,000 because the bureaucrats routinely dismiss plining 1

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BRIAN L. SOEHNGEN Stud nt Spotlight High Sehool sopho- 1 t,

a na Barlow, Amy Clark, Judy Come liu , Ma rk A. Durbin, Lon- "' Ellis, Stacy Ural King, Kevin w. Ki man, Dawn Lawver, Ken- neth Mat1hews, Michelle Mcwhorte r, Pamela Moretti, Sta· cey Nitz, Jay De an Overmoen, Sean Del Ray Rivera, Paul Rus- ton and Gary Smith, business ad- mim tratim Sa ndra Burns, Me• lissa Pilar Oakes, Michael Parillo, Stephanie Simmons, Randi L. Varrato, Charles Walsh, Paula Romeo Walsh and Mary Ann Barth, education; James D. Dono- frio, engineering design technol- ogy; Charles Robert Schr~der, civil engineering; Todd R. Pickle, Michael Cyphers and Jack Luna, chemical engineering; Daryl Home and Dan R. Johnson, electrical en-

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1987 M1 ~evada Schol- &: hip and Hecug111tion Pageant. The c mpetition wil' be held July 31-Aug. 2 in Reno. Brian L. Soehngen, son of I u- cille G. Soehngen and the late W l liam H . Soehngen. has been select• ed to attend a week-long summer semmar program at t he United States Naval Academy in Annapo- lis Md. The academy invites stu- de~ts who are highly proficient in math, science or engineering and acquaints them with educational a nd p rofessional opportunities. Soehngen plans to pursue a career in aeronautic engineering !I

Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Co.) Los Angeles Times (Cir. 0 . 1,076,466) (Cir. S. 1,346,343) JUL Jl llrri '• P. C. B

In them ant1me, the broad coah- tion of lib ral groups that has stalked Siegan since his nomination by Pre ident Reagan to the appeals court in early Febru ry has largely turned its attenuon to combating Bork's ascension from the. U.S. Circuit Court for the Distnct of -F'Mua ls On Bork ''There's 50 much to do on Bork at the moment that we have really focused on Bork," said Nancy Broff director of the Judicial Se- lecti~n Proiect, a coalition of two dozen hberal and civil rights or- ganizations that . lobbies against conservative 3ud1c1al nor:unations. Broff said Thursday that .the coalition members plan to fight both nominations: "We are all aware there are times you have to be able to fight on two fronts at once." . . But while Broff insisted .the groups have made no _decisi_ons about how to divide their l!m1ted resources between the two nomi- nat'on battles, she acknowledged that plans to issue a lengthy report critiquing Siegan's legal views have been indefinitely postponed. Both Siegan and Bork are adher- ents to a school of constitutional interpretation that claims to regard the "original intent" of the Consti- tution's authors as binding on Judg- es. . Though they share common crit- ics and are acquainted with one another-Bork last year inaugu- rated a lecture series at USD honoring Siegan's late wife-they are not considered ideological clones by legal experts. Bork 1s widely regarded as more co~ven- tionally conservative, while S1egan is distinguished by his strongly Libertarian views on economic and property rights.

Stephan A. Beckert, son of Mr. gineering; John Flores Mendoza, and Mrs. Werner Beckert of Las John C. Middleton, Joseph Pel- Vegas, has been named to the llssier Michael Wallace and Ste- d an's list a Trinity University in van Sandoval, mechanical engi- an Antonio, Texas, for t he 1987 neering; Judith Reinhardt, home spring semester. He is a senior ma- economics; Jeffrey Devine, g~ol?- joring in political science. g)~ Phillip J. Roberts, masters i~ K son of Peter ,c1ence; Scot Sandova l, mro ter s ~r~~ry K oppe, duated with n business administration; and Al- dr~tinct:n i~::· J;LV in three :e Vitalich McKay, doctor of edu· years. A graduate of Valley Hi~h ation. School, he received his degree m --~--~--~--~- bus'ness administration and was admitted to Phi K pa Phi Na-

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f.ci /.rhe long-~~Y. 4-.,dcbate o~l'r 'Yt'h; no~·n· i M{Tcrslty of Snn Diego e ard""Sieg:in to a federa appeals court may again be pushed aside as the Senate, cons1d- ,-, ers the promotion of nobert H. ( Bork to the U.S. Supreme Court. A Senate aide said a sche:Juled July 21 confirmation hearing for S1egan is likely to be postpon<'d until after the Senate acts on Bork's nomina- tion. The nomination of S1egan to the US. 9th Circuit Court of Ap- peals has drawn t-r1t1ci m rr?m liberals who oppo e · 1bertarian scholar's const tuhona1 1 ,erprcta tion of law. Like Bork, who 1s alw under heavy fire from liberal~, Siegan regards the "original in- tent" of the Constitution's authoy as binding on judges. / :

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tional Honor Socvty. Koppe was past president of Phi Alpha Delta pre-law fraternity which he helped establish at UNLV, and also was co-captain of the debating team. He is now a student at the Univer- sit~ Diego S uol of Law o.nd plans to practice in Las Vegas. Several area residents re~entl_ received deg:ees from the Umversi• ty of Nevada, Reno. They ar~;. Mary Lilley, Richard Dell Madrt, Robert Bjornson, Peter D~n combe and Alice Keffe~ Smith, College of Agriculture; Lisa Dor- nak, Bjorn Thorsrud, Jeffrey Church, Erin Collier, Bradley Ditsworth, Barbara Hansen, An- thony LaMancusa, Billie Joe Paulson, Larry Paulson, Ro~ert Rudolph!, Elicha Va me r, Jennifer Dean Berg and Michael Toms, College of Arts and Science; Karl Benniso n, Leon Remon Ha r- d ison Steven HIii, Kenneth R. Krelsier Clark Plentzas, William P rice, Andre L. Rhodes, Elijah Ondra Thom and Pa · M. Jeffrey, criminal justice; Lori Be slay, Di·

Los Angeles, CA {Los Angeles Co.) Los Angeles Times {Cir. 0 . 1,076,466) (Cir. S. 1,346,343) JUI 12

San Diego, CA (San Diego Co.) Evening Tribune (Cir. D. 123,092)

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/ ' r.;\/.rhe long-~~Y. ,i... debale o~r ~ h; no~·ni M{Tersity of S~n Diego e ard~n .to, a federa appeals court may agam _pe pushed aside as the Senate consid- ,, ers the promotion of Robert H. Bork to the U.S. Supreme Court.:A Senate aide said a scheduled_July 21 confirmation hearing for S1eglrn is likely to be postponed ,until aft;er the Senate acts on Rork s nomm~- tion. The nomination of Siegan ,lo the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Ap- peals has drawn criticism fro,m liberals who oppose the libertarian scholar's constitutional interpret!3 - tion of law. Like Bork. who is .i.lso under heavy fire from liberals,

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Lemon Grove, CA (San Diego Co.) Lemon Grove Review (Cir. W. 7,004)

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Letter from Washington: USD law professor may gain from Bork nomination

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San Diego, CA (San Diego Co.) Evening Tribune (Cir. D. 123,092)

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VCounty Names r Juve nile Justic~ Commissione rs~ The San Diego County J u- venile Justice Commission has selected officers for 1987-S8. Thomas D. Penfield, a San J Diego attorney and professor at the USD School of Law, will serve as c'ommission Chairman Local attorney J osrphine De- dina will sci ve as first ,ice- chairman, and Pat Phoenix, a manager of San Diego Gas & F..}ectric, has been selected as · sPcond vice-chairman. Southeast Involvement P roj- cd rxeeutive director H. D. Murphy w ill serve as member- at-)arge. The Commission is man• dated to oversee the juvenile justicP system as it applies to d pendent and dellnqu nt mi- n ors in San Diego Count y.

By Mark Ragan Copley News ServH:e ,V,er1a/ lo The Tribune

and Chief of Civil Engineers of the Navy, where he could have even more influence over the allocation of construc- tion money. In his current post as director of shore activities plan- ning and programming in the office of the chief of naval operations, Montoya generally has given a friendly re- ception to the delegation's appeals for construction and improvement funds for San Diego's Navy installations. * * * HIGH-TECH ON THE BORDER... Rep. Bill Lowery, R-San Diego, is seeking money for a high-tech X-ray machine that will help the U.S. Customs Service root out drugs and other contraband concealed in cargo crossing the U.S.-Mexican border. Last month. a House appropriations subcommittee ap- proved a Lowery proposal requiring the Customs Service to reserve ·$600,000 for the purchase of six additional mobile X-ray sytems. Unlike airport X-ray machines that can discer9 the presence of metal, the new system - carried in large vans - contains:'state-of-the-art technology that can identify cash, narcotics and munitions, Lowery said. Lowery said Customs officials in New York have been using the new technology and "were so impressed they have purchased eight of them with an option to buy 10 nore." The measure adopted by the subcommittee directs that one of the machines be sent to San Diego. * * * PACKARD APPOINTS NEW AIDE... Rep. Ron Pack- ard. R-Oceanside, has appointed John Weil, the former ditor of The San Marcos Courier as his new district representative in his Carlsbad district office. Weil replaces Yvonne Murchison, who left at the end of May.

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SIEGAN' .. . The nomination of conservative U.S. Appeal Court Judge Robert ff Bork to the Supreme Court may have come at the right moment for University of San Diego law chool professor Bernard Siegan. who faces confirmation hearings for a eat on the U S. Court of Appeal for the 9th Circuit. Until Bork' .nomination, Siegan was widely viewed as the top target of liberal Democratic ~enators and the 40 groups that have oppo ed President Reagan's previous Judicial nommces. With a higher eat at stake, those groups may shift atlenlton from Stegan to Bork. ''The whol t k for h Dt-mocrats on nomin tions now to d • ult! where they'r gomg to deploy thelf fore ,' said Mark Goodin, poke man for Sen. Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., the committee's ranking Republican. ''If I were a lower court nominee, I'd be overjoyed about tht ." However, Siegan' good fortune could run out. Al- though his confirmation hearing i set for July 21, the nat Jud1c1ary Committee may delay it until after the pan I con 1d r Bork's confirmation hearings. A source aid a delay i being con. idered becau 'netth r sid in th Bork hall! • wants to divert resourc fighting ov r S1 glln" * * * FRIE D I HIGH PLACES.. Navy mterests in San Di go m y receiv a boo t from the likely promotion of Rear dm B njamm ~• \lontoya, Montoya who wa born in Indrn, crved m the Navy in San D1 go befor Iran fernng to Washington. Montoya 1s due to move up next month to become c:ummander of Naval I acililles F.ngin ring Command LL'

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s tuden t housing p:o!ect compl;Jgf for $12,·! :;?~!~~,.. Constructiotibr'the $10.6 million the uni~ersity, the 154,000-square- Unive:~Sj!l_~in~;s~~:~n foot housing center wthas ~i~~:~~!ei f pus Stuaen~ nousmg on a 15-acre site on e . completed, according to C.A. ta~: Linda Vista Road just west ohf ~ :D Construction Co., general_ con rac uc: Las Cumbres, across from t e Larsen's contract enta)!s _conS t r r s rts Center. tion of six three-story bU1ldmgs fo po . · d' will house student housing, four _single-story The six maJor :m~mJ~e of the auxiliary buildings, site improve- a total of 512 s~u le~~ a lounge/con- :!t!~::1:;~~strades and laundry fa- and materials played a maior role cilities. in completing the project on s1fed- There is total of 135 two-bedroom, ule, according to Jon McDowe 'op- two-bath units and 21 one-be~room, erations manager for C.A. La:S9n,d bath units each with a kitchen Com uterized value analysis an one- . . roo~/study. The fully fur· selecti~n of alternate materials r id a~dh~~~!ts will be ready for occu- products also were instrume~t~ m n~nc by the start of the fall semes- holding construction ?osts w1thm fer ix September. , budget, McDowell said.

The Commission tvi ll meet VVedoosday, July 15, at 2901 Meadowlark dr., San Diego, Room 151 noon - 2 p.m. The public is invited to at• t end. .L_