A confidential, anonymous lawsuit filed against the Miccosukee Tribe's former lawyer was unsealed after a law firm suing the tribe questioned it.

The tribe filed the case under the name “Association ABC” and requested temporary confidentiality, citing the “sensitive matters” in the complaint and a need to review the lawsuit with the tribe's governing authority.

The two-page complaint contains no allegations that aren't already public knowledge: It accuses attorney Bernardo Roman of failing to “investigate, develop and present evidence” supporting litigation he pursued on behalf of the tribe. The Florida Bar is recommending Roman's disbarment for pursuing frivolous litigation against Guy Lewis and Michael Tein, partners of their self-named firm. Lewis is a former U.S. attorney.

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