In the Matter of David Glenn Baker (2025)

Citation: In the Matter of David Glenn Baker (2025)
Parent Document: In the Matter of David Glenn Baker (2025)
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date: 2025-08-18
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10655743/in-the-matter-of-david-glenn-baker/ ↗

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The hearing committee found, and the board accepted, that the respondent violated Mass. R. Prof. C. 3.3 (a) (1) -- that he knowingly made false statements of material fact or law -- when he falsely claimed that he, and his client, had responded to certain discovery requests when that had not been done.  As he did in connection with count one, the respondent here argues that he did not "knowingly" make false statements to the court, but the record demonstrates the respondent's apparent efforts to confuse matters rather than to simply provide requested discovery responses.  This is particularly so where the respondent did eventually admit that the discovery requests in question had not been answered nor the documents provided.  This is not, in short, a circumstance where the respondent simply made a mistake in failing to provide certain discovery.  To the extent the respondent argues that the discovery requests were improper or sought irrelevant evidence, that is, at this stage, beside the point.

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