The rule against duplicity does not rigidly apply in professional misconduct or unprofessional conduct proceedings, and a complaint setting out a course of conduct as a single series of events is not bad for duplicity. A second application for extension of time, after the first has been dismissed without appeal, faces serious obstacles including the risk of conflicting decisions and abuse of process concerns.
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