Case Title: Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Duru

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Docket Number: 

State: hawaii

Court: Hawaii Supreme Court

Date: 2005-11-10T00:00:00Z

Document:
No. 27356

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I
OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner

 

 

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IKE EMMANUEL DURU, Respondent.

  

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(py: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy,

 

Upon consideration of the Office of Disciplinary
counsel's ex parte petition for issuance of reciprocal discipline
notice to Respondent Ike Inmanuel Duru, pursuant to Rule 2.15(b)
of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai'i
(ORSCH”), the memorandum, affidavits, and exhibits thereto,
Respondent Duru’s response to our July 6, 2005 notice and order,
and the record, it appears that:

(2) on May 30, 2000, the Supreme Court of Georgia
issued a per curiam decision that accepted Duru’s petition for
voluntary surrender of his license to practice law in Georgia

(2) under Georgia State Bar Rule 4-110(f), the
voluntary surrender of license is tantamount to disbarment:

(3) the voluntary surrender of license in Georgia is
“identical” to an attorney's resignation in lieu of discipline in
Hawai'i, pursuant to RSCH 2.14; and

(4) a similar discipline is warranted in this

jurisdiction, pursuant to RSCH 2.15(c). See Office of

Disciplinary Counsel v. Hurley, 71 Haw. 254, 787 P.2d 688 (1990).

Therefore,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, pursuant to RSCH 2.15(c),
Respondent Ike Emmanuel Duru is disbarred from the practice of
law in the State of Hawai'i. Respondent Duru’s disbarment shall
be effective upon entry of this order.

17 IS FURTHER ORDERED that (1) the Clerk shall remove
the name of Ike Emmanuel Duru 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 Ouru shall deposit with the
Clerk of this court the original certificate evidencing his
License to practice law in this state.

IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that Respondent Duru’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 Georgia, and (3) Respondent buru’s
reinstatement in Georgia.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawal's, Novenber 10, 2008.
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