Case Title: Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Gravelle

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State: hawaii

Court: Hawaii Supreme Court

Date: 2006-04-07T00:00:00Z

Document:
No, 27808

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAT'T

OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner, 5}

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HOWARD J. GRAVELLE, Respondent.

 

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(ope 06-017-8357)

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

Upon consideration of the petition of the Office of
Disciplinary Counsel for the immediate suspension of Respondent
Howard J. Gravelle from the practice of law, pursuant to Rule
2.20(e) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Hawai'i (RSCH), the
memorandum and affidavit in support of the petition, and the
record, st appears that on March 21, 2006, this court appointed
trustee purevant to RSCH 2.20, and that Respondent Gravelle
cannot be found within the state. Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, pursuant to RSCH 2.20(e), that
the petition is granted and Respondent Howard J. Gravelle is

suspended from the practice of law in this jurisdiction,

effective inmediately. This order is without prejudice to any

disciplinary investigations or proceedings
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to RSCH 2.20(e), that
Respondent Gravelle may not be reinstated until the trusteeship
has been completed and all costs ordered and incurred, together
with interest at the statutory rate, have been paid.
IP IS FINALLY ORDERED, pursuant to RSCH 2.11(a), that
service of this order and any other orders, petitions, motions,

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or other itens shall be made by certified mail at the last known
addresses of Respondent Gravelle. This order is without
prejudice to personal or mail service at any address that becones
known to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, April 7, 2006.