In re Disbarment of Downes

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• predicting that a prima facie case could not be established unless and until the plaintiff shows that he failed to prove his original case because of the missing evidence
• bad faith is a necessary element in order to establish a prima facie case of intentional spoliation of evidence in the civil context

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