Case Title: Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Yonemori

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State: hawaii

Court: Hawaii Supreme Court

Date: 2005-11-23T00:00:00Z

Document:
No. 27578

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAT'T
OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner

CARRIE YONEMORI, Respondent

 

(ope 05-153-8305)

‘ORDER DENYING PETITION
(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama,
‘Acoba, and Duffy, JJ.)

  

upon consideration of the petition filed by Petitioner
office of Disciplinary Counsel (Petitioner OC) for the immediate
suspension of Respondent Carrie Yonenori (Respondent Yonemori)
fron the practice of law pursuant to RSCH 2.12A, Respondent
Yonemori’s responses to Petitioner O0C, and Petitioner ODC’s
supplemental memorandum, it appears that Respondent Yonenori is
the subject of a disciplinary investigation and that while she
has not responded to each of Petitioner ODC’s attempts to
investigate the disciplinary matter, Respondent Yonenori has
responded to each of the orievant’s allegations in DC 05-153-
8305. Although this court could conclude that Respondent
Yonenori is guilty of @ failure to cooperate with Petitioner
O0c's investigation or disciplinary proceeding because of
Respondent Yonemori’s failure to respond timely and to appear in
response to a subpoena, Respondent Yonenori's untimely letter

(received September 29, 2005) addresses each of her client's

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grievances and provides sufficient information for Petitioner oDc
to proceed. Therefore, immediate suspension would not be

appropriate at this time. Respondent Yonenori is admonished to

 

respond quickly and timely to Petitioner ODC in the future.
Respondent Yonemori is admonished that this court will not be so
lenient with regard to any other failure to cooperate with
Petitioner DC. Accordingly,

IT 1S HEREBY ORDERED that the Office of Disciplinary
Counsel's petition for the immediate suspension of Respondent
Carrie Yonenori is denied without prejudice, and this case is
remanded to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel for such further
proceedings as are appropriate.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, November 23, 2005.

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