Title: Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Cook

State: hawaii

Issuer: Hawaii Supreme Court

Document:

No. 28300
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAT'Z

 

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RICHARD B. COOK, Respondent. ER oa

 

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(ay: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayame, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ.)

upon consideration of the Office of Disciplinary
counsel's ex parte petition for issuance of reciprocal discipline
notice to Respondent Richard B. Cook, pursuant to Rule 2.15(b) of
the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai'i ("RSCH"),
the menorandun, affidavit, and exhibits thereto, and the record,
it appears that: (1) on June 16, 2006, the Supreme Court of
Louisiana suspended Respondent Cock for three years for his
violation of Rules 3.1 (meritorious claims and contentions), 4.4
(respect for the rights of third persons), 8.4(a) (violation of
the rules of professional conduct), and &.4(d) (engaging in
conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice) of the
Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct; (2) RSCH 2.15(b)
requires issuance of notice and entry of an order imposing the
same or substantially equivalent discipline, or restrictions or
conditions upon the attorney's license to practice law in the
State of Hawai'i, unless Respondent Cook shall show cause under
RSCH 2.15(c] as to why imposition of the same or substantially
equivalent discipline should not be imposed; (3) Respondent Cook

did not respond to our December 20, 2006 notice and order; and

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(4) a similar discipline in this jurisdiction is suspension for
three years. Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Respondent Richard B. Cook is
suspended in the State of Hawai'i for three years.
Notwithstanding RSCH 2.16(c), Respondent Cook's suspension is
effective upon entry of this order.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent Cook’ s
reinstatement in the State of Hawai'i ie conditioned (1) upon
payment of all costs of this proceeding, (2) compliance with the
conditions imposed by the Supreme Court of Louisiana, and (3)
reinstatement to the practice of law in Louisiana.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, March 6, 2007.

Carole R. Richelieu,
Chief Disciplinary Counsel,

for petitioner
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