N.D. Ind. L.R. 83-6.6

(a) Initial Proceedings.

(1) Show-Cause Order. Upon receiving the committee’s written report

recommending discipline, the chief judge must issue an order requiring

the attorney to show cause, in writing, why the court should not adopt the

committee’s findings and recommendations.

(2) Response. Any response by the attorney must be filed with the clerk

within 30 days after the show-cause order is served.

(3) Vote of Judges. The court’s district judges—and the bankruptcy court’s

judges if the matter involves conduct before the bankruptcy court—must:

(A) consider the committee’s report and any response from the

attorney; and

(B) vote on:

(i) whether to adopt, modify, or reject the committee’s findings

and recommendations; or

(ii) set the matter for a hearing before a judge.

(4) Decision of Chief Judge. The chief judge must enter an order consistent

with the judges’ majority vote.

(b) Hearing.

(1) Conduct of Hearing. Any hearing the chief judge sets must be conducted

promptly and use the Federal Rules of Evidence as a guide on evidentiary

issues.

(2) Report. The judge who conducts the hearing must give the chief judge a

report on the hearing that includes proposed findings of fact and a

recommendation for disposition.

(3) Vote of Judges. The court’s district judges—and the bankruptcy court’s

judges if the matter involves conduct before the bankruptcy court—must

vote on whether to:

(A) adopt, modify, or reject the judge’s findings and recommendations;

or

(B) take other appropriate action.

(4) Decision of Chief Judge. The chief judge must enter an order consistent

with the judges’ majority vote.

(c) Final Disposition. The chief judge must notify the following people of the

court’s resolution:

(1) the person or judge who filed the grievance;

(2) the attorney; and

(3) the grievance-committee chairperson.