Title: MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF McCOY

State: minnesota

Issuer: Minnesota Supreme Court

Document:

375 N.W.2d 471 (1985) In the Matter of the Application for the DISCIPLINE OF Louis J. McCOY, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota. No. C3-85-27. Supreme Court of Minnesota. October 18, 1985. The respondent, Louis J. McCoy, having waived his right to counsel and having waived his right to a hearing before a referee on the petition for discipline herein, and to have the referee make findings, conclusions and a recommended disposition, and having waived the right to contest such findings and conclusions and to a hearing before this court, has unconditionally admitted that in 1984 he failed to respond to client inquiries concerning the status of a judgment collection matter. That although in the spring of that year he promised to forward to the client funds which he had already collected, he failed to do so until late fall of that year in violation of DR 9-102(B)(4), Minnesota Code of Professional Responsibility. Respondent further admits that in July the Director of the Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board requested a written response to the client's complaint that he had failed to forward the funds so collected. Respondent failed to respond to the July inquiry and to a second inquiry made in August. Respondent never responded until after the Director issued charges of unprofessional conduct. Respondent's conduct in failing to cooperate with the Director's office violated Rule 25, Rules of Lawyers Professional Responsibility DR 1-102(A)(5), Minnesota Code of Professional Responsibility and the holding of this court in In re Cartwright, 282 N.W.2d *472 548 (Minn.1979). The respondent and the Director have entered into a stipulation. The court having examined the files and records with respect to this matter and having considered the stipulation, NOW ORDERS: 1. The respondent is hereby publicly reprimanded and placed on probationary status for a period of two years pursuant to Rule 15, Rules of Lawyers Professional Responsibility. 2. The conditions of the respondent's probation shall be: 3. Respondent shall pay within 60 days from the date of this order to the office of the Director of the Lawyers Professional Responsibility $500 in costs pursuant to Rule 24(a), Rules of Lawyers Professional Responsibility.