Punishment for Judge Jerry L. Denton, Jr. Ex Parte

This case involves reviewing the findings and recommendations of the Judiciary Commission, which were based on stipulations. The Louisiana Supreme Court suspended a judge Jerry Denton, Jr. from office for four months without pay while presiding over a child custody case, engaging in improper ex parte communications on Facebook Messenger with the children’s maternal grandmother for over six months; attempting to issue a special order for visitation, and misleading a fellow judge by failing to disclose his personal involvement in the matter and disparaging the grandmother’s attorney.
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This research paper must examine the three pillars: what law was broken, court precedents of cases of that type, and ethical theory encompassing that case.
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-What is the rule of law broken?
The rule of law broken in this case is the dereliction of fiduciary duty. Mr. Fife Symington, the fiduciary in this case, has a fiduciary duty to Southwest Savings & Loan, which states that a person with the fiduciary duty must act in a way that will benefit someone else, usually financially. Mr. Symington is accused of breaching such a duty primarily due to his Southwest Savings & Loan director position. As a result, Southwest Savings & Loan did not benefit from Mr. Symington's two major commercial construction projects. Instead, the company was a victim of the 1980s economic downturn, which Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) took over. RTC insists that Mr. Symington breaches his fiduciary duties and would need to account for his ill-gotten profit, for which RTC, the beneficiary, is entitled to damages.
-What is the court precedent or history of court cases and sentences for cases like this?
Guth v. Loft, Inc. - 5 A.2d 503 (Del. 1939)
In the case of Guth v. Loft, Inc., Loft accuses Guth of breaching his fiduciary duty of loyalty. Charles Guth was the President of Loft, Inc. Loft filed a lawsuit against Guth after discovering that Guth had obtained Pepsi-Cola enterprise for himself utilizing the funds and facilities of Loft, which were dedicated to his protection. The courts subsequently ruled that Mr. Guth's prospect of acquiring the Pepsi-Cola trademark, formula, goodwill, and business belonged to Loft. Moreover, as its president, Guth had no liberty to expropriate the opportunity to himself.
The court held that Guth's appropriation of the Pepsi-Cola opportunity to himself positioned him in competitive circumstances with Loft concerning an entity vital to it, thereby causing his stakes to be inconsistent with the best interests of his corporation. Moreover, these circumstances were conducted not candidly or with his resources but privately and with funds and facilities belonging to the corporation entrusted to his safeguard. Corporate officers and directors are not allowed to exploit their position of trust and confidence to promote their private interests. While technically not trustees, they hold a fiduciary connection to the corporation and its stockholders.
-What is the ethical theory that applies?
The ethical theory that would best describe the case of Mr. Symington is ethical egoism. Ethical egoism is the belief that people ought to strive for their self-interest, and no one has any duty to facilitate anyone else's welfare. Therefore, it is a normative or prescriptive theory: it is interested in how individuals should conduct themselves. Therefore, Mr. Symington's role as director of Southwest Savings & Loan obligated the fiduciary duty of loyalty to the company and the shareholder regardless of presenting his plan to the board.
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