Title: Cuyahoga Cty. Bar Assn. v. Rubino

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

[Cite as Cuyahoga Cty. Bar Assn. v. Rubino, 87 Ohio St.3d 466, 2000-Ohio-480.] 
 
 
 
 
 
CUYAHOGA COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION v. RUBINO. 
[Cite as Cuyahoga Cty. Bar Assn. v. Rubino (2000), 87 Ohio St.3d 466.] 
Attorneys at law — Misconduct — Public reprimand — Failure to cooperate in 
discipline investigation. 
(No. 99-1560 — Submitted  October 12, 1999 — Decided January 5, 2000.) 
ON CERTIFIED REPORT by the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and 
Discipline of the Supreme Court, No. 98-31. 
 
On June 8, 1998, relator, Cuyahoga County Bar Association, filed a 
complaint charging respondent, Corey J. Rubino of  Cleveland, Ohio, Attorney 
Registration No. 0058480, with the violation of several Disciplinary Rules and 
with failure to cooperate in the investigation it conducted with respect to the 
violations. 
 
After respondent answered, the matter was submitted to a panel of the Board 
of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline of the Supreme Court (“board”) 
on stipulations in which the relator withdrew the charges in the complaint and the 
respondent agreed that he had not fully cooperated in the attempted investigation 
of the complaint by the relator. 
 
Based upon the stipulations, the panel concluded that respondent violated 
Gov.Bar R. V(4)(G) (no attorney shall neglect or refuse to assist or testify in an 
investigation or hearing).  The panel recommended that respondent receive a 
public reprimand.  The board adopted the findings, conclusion, and 
recommendation of the panel. 
__________________ 
 
Mary Ann Rini, Joan M. Litzow and John D. Sutula, for relator. 
 
Carl C. Monastra, for respondent. 
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Per Curiam.  We adopt the findings, conclusion, and recommendation of the 
board.  An attorney is required to cooperate with a disciplinary investigation even 
when the subject of the investigation is himself.  Lake Cty. Bar Assn. v. Vala 
(1998), 82 Ohio St.3d 57, 59, 693 N.E.2d 1083, 1084.  Respondent is hereby 
publicly reprimanded.  Costs are taxed to respondent. 
Judgment accordingly. 
 
MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER, COOK and 
LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., concur.