Case Title: Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Smith

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State: hawaii

Court: Hawaii Supreme Court

Date: 2005-05-02T00:00:00Z

Document:
No. 27083

OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner,

  

ANTONIA G, SMITH, Respondent. ei: =

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QRDER OF DISBARMENT ~

(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ.)

upon consideration of the Office of Disciplinary
Counsel's ex parte petition for issuance of reciprocal discipline
notice to Respondent Antonia G. Smith, pursuant to Rule 2.15(b)
of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai'i
("RSCH”), the menorandun, affidavits, and exhibits thereto,
Respondent Smith’s lack of response to our February 8, 2005

 

notice and order, and the record, it appears that: (1) on
October 12, 2004, the Supreme Court of California entered an
order that disbarred Reapondent Smith from the practice of law in
california and ordered that her name be stricken from the roll of
attorneys licensed to practice in that States (2) such disbarment
of an attorney in California is identical to an attorney's
disbarment in Hawai'i, see RSCH 2.3(a) (1)s and (3) a similar
discipline is warranted in this jurisdiction, pursuant to RSCH
2.18(c). Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Respondent Antonia G. Smith
is disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Hawai’

 

pursuant to RSCH 2.15(c). Respondent Smith's disbarment is

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effective upon entry of this order.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that (1) the Clerk shall remove
the name of Antonia G. Smith from the roll of attorneys licensed
to practice law in this state, and (2) within ten (10) days after
the entry of this order, Respondent Smith shall deposit with the
Clerk of this court the original certificate evidencing her
License to practice law in this State.

IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that Respondent Smith's
reinstatement shall be conditioned (1) upon payment of all costs
of this proceeding, (2) compliance with the conditions imposed by
the Supreme Court of California, and (3) Respondent smith’ s
reinstatement in California.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, May 2, 2005.