Nearly a decade after a legal dispute made waves across the country, the District Court of Appeals could take disciplinary action against a former D.C. administrative law judge for alleged misconduct in a frivolous case involving misplaced trousers.

In 2005, Roy Pearson accused the Chung family, former owners of Custom Cleaners in Northeast, of losing a pair of his pants. He filed a suit against them for $67 million (he later reduced the amount $54 million) when he claimed the neighborhood dry cleaners didn’t provide “satisfaction guaranteed” as advertised. After losing both the case and his judgeship in 2007, Pearson’s ordeal served as a basis for “Bottomless,” an episode of Law & Order that aired the following year.

But that isn’t the end. On June 3 of this year, a hearing committee for the D.C. Board on Professional Responsibility found that Pearson committed two ethics violations, the Washington Post reports. The three-person committee says he interfered with the administration of justice and presented arguments that weren’t supported by facts or law. Among other things, they are recommending that Pearson be on probation for two years and lets clients know of his lawsuit against the dry cleaning company. He has been working as a solo practitioner and a contract attorney since the suit, according to Law.com.

It’s not detailed why the Bar has taken so long to bring sanctions against Pearson, but the counsel has admitted that it had “no excuse” for not taking actions earlier. The case now goes to the full board, which will make its recommendations to the D.C. Court of Appeals. The court then makes a final decision. The process could take months, according to The Post.