An Iowa City, Iowa, lawyer has been publicly reprimanded for skipping several parole revocation hearings for appointed clients and causing a client to miss two court dates because of mistakes.
When asked to give an account of himself, Rodriguez responded that he had 'other stuff to worry about besides the hearings.' Way to 'I would prefer not to' yourself out of representing people in their time of need!
The disciplinary board also found that a criminal defendant charged with stalking, harassment, and burglary missed two hearings because of mistakes by Rodriguez. In one instance, Rodriguez told the defendant the wrong date for a January 2022 hearing. In the second, Rodriguez filed a not-guilty plea but not an appearance, causing him to miss electronic-filing notices and a February 2022 hearing.
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