Title: STATE ex. rel. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSN. v. CRANE

State: oklahoma

Issuer: Oklahoma Supreme Court

Document:

STATE ex. rel. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSN. v. CRANE  STATE ex. rel. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSN. v. CRANE 2000 OK 48 9 P.3d 682 71 OBJ 1751 Case Number: SCBD-4505 Decided: 06/20/2000 Supreme Court of Oklahoma STATE OF OKLAHOMA ex rel. Oklahoma Bar Association, Complainant, v. DONALD E. CRANE, Respondent ¶0 RULE 8 APPLICATION APPLICATION APPROVED. RESPONDENT'S NAME STRICKEN FROM THE ROLL OF ATTORNEYS. Mike Speegle, Assistant General Counsel, Oklahoma Bar Association, Oklahoma City, OK, for Complainant, and Donald E. Crane, pro se. PER CURIAM: ¶1 Upon the filing of a complaint with the Oklahoma Supreme Court on December 30, 1999, Respondent, Donald E. Crane, has tendered his resignation from membership in the Oklahoma Bar Association pending disciplinary proceedings. The Bar has filed an application for approval of Respondent's resignation. Upon consideration of this matter, we find: ALLEGATIONS AS TO COUNT I A grievance was received in the General Counsel's office alleging that respondent was in arrears for court ordered child support in the approximate amount of $5,800.00. Respondent was notified of the complaint in writing on several occasions, however, he failed to respond to the complaint and was later deposed on August 18, 1999. Respondent stated that he had received two of the three letters mailed to him but chose to do nothing in response. ALLEGATIONS AS TO COUNT II Respondent was granted a divorce on August 16, 1985 in Oklahoma County District Court. He was ordered to pay child support in the amount of $400 per month for two minor children ($200 per child). Respondent wilfully and consistently failed to pay the stated child support and on October 26, 1999, respondent appeared in Oklahoma County District Court to answer to a contempt citation for failure to pay the child support. The District Court found respondent/defendant guilty of indirect contempt of court for wilful failure to pay child support when due. Sentencing was deferred to April 24, 2000 and he is ordered to reappear on that date. The court also found that respondent is presently in arrears in the amount of $3,200 for the period of April 17, 1998 to September, 1999. ¶2 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED ¶3 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED ¶4 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED ¶5 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED ¶6 SUMMERS, C.J., HARGRAVE, V.C.J., HODGES, LAVENDER, OPALA, KAUGER, BOUDREAU, and WINCHESTER, JJ. - concur.