Case Title: Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Woo

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State: hawaii

Court: Hawaii Supreme Court

Date: 2008-05-16T00:00:00Z

Document:
No. 28442

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAT'

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OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioners.

CHRISTOPHER S. B. WOO, Respondent.

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ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
op 07-025-8485, 07-026-8486, 07-027-8497

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ORDER OF TRANSFER 70 ACTIVE STATUS
AND_RESUMPTION OF DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Accba, and Duffy, JJ.)

 

Upon consideration of the Affidavit of Charles H. Hite
Regarding Novenber 26, 2007 Order, the “Report Complex Evaluation
Re: Christopher 5. B. Woo,” the report submitted by Robert C.
Marvit, M.0., the medical expert appointed by the court to
exenine Respondent Woo, the Supplemental Declaration of Pamela
O'Leary Tower in Support of the Affidavit of Charles H. Hite, the
exhibits in support, and the record, it appears: (1) on March
23, 2007, we (1) transferred Respondent Woo to inactive status
pursuant to RSCH 2.19(c) until a determination could be made of
Respondent Woo's capacity to continue the practice of law, (ii)
ordered that disciplinary investigations could continue, and
(184) ordered pending disciplinary proceedings against Respondent
oo be held in abeyance while Respondent Woo remained on inactive
status pursuant to RSCH 2.19(c); (2) on November 26, 2007, we
appointed Robert C. Marvit, M.D. to examine Respondent Woo and
his medical records to determine whether Respondent Woo was
incapacitated fron continuing the practice of la; and (3) on

April 21, 2008, we received Dr. Marvit’s February 12, 2008
examination report that found Respondent Woo is not suffering
from a substantial impairing mood disorder or cognitive
dysfunction thet would preclude his transfer to active status,
and that determined Respondent Woo is competent to defend hinself
in disciplinary proceedings. Therefore,

BT IS HEREBY ORDERED, pursuant to RSCH 2.19(c), that
Respondent Woo is returned to active status, with entry of this
order.

17 18 FURTHER ORDERED that the Office of Disciplinary
Counsel may resune disciplinary proceedings against Respondent
Woo, including proceedings identified as 00C Nos. 07-025-8485,
097-026-8486, and 07-027-8487.

DATED: Honolvly, Hawai'i, May 16, 2008.

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Counsel, for petitioner

Pamela 0’Leary Tower, (Mir Peat

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