Title: Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Kea

State: hawaii

Issuer: Hawaii Supreme Court

Document:

No. 28192
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner,

GILBERT P. KER, Respondent.

 

(oDC 06-029-8369, 06-052-8392)

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DER OF SUSPENS!
Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ.)

 

upon consideration of the record, it appears that (1)
Respondent Gilbert P. Kea is the subject of an investigation by
(2) Respondent Kea has not cooperated with
(3) Respondent Kea was duly served with
should not

Disciplinary Counsel,
Counsel’s investigation,

our Novenber 6, 2006 order to show cause as to why he

be suspended from the practice of law, and (4) Respondent Kea has

not responded to our Novenber 6, 2006 order to show cause.
Respondent Kea, having failed to cooperate with Disciplinary
Counsel's investigation and having failed to comply with a lawful
demand of this court is, therefore, guilty of failing to
Therefore,

cooperate with the disciplinary investigation.
2A of the

I IS HEREBY ORDERED, pursuant to Rule 2.1
that

ice of law

Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai'i,
Respondent Gilbert P. Kea is suspended fron the pract:

oan
in this jurisdiction, effective immediately and until further
order of this court.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, December 15, 2006.

Carole R. Richelieu,

Chief Disciplinary
Counsel, for petitioner Gorin

Gilbert P. Kea, Esq.,

respondent pro’ se Lica BYes.

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