On order of the Court, notice of the proposed changes and an opportunity for comment at a public hearing having been provided, and consideration having been given to the comments received, the following amendments of Rules 9.126 and 9.222 of the Michigan Court Rules and Rule 15 of the Rules Concerning the State Bar of Michigan are adopted, to be effective December 1, 1998.
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Absent a request, the commission may make such disclosure to the Attorney Grievance Commission. Character and Fitness Committees. Upon receiving a request for character and fitness information and proof that a disciplined lawyer is seeking reinstatement to the practice of law, the committee shall notify the lawyer that the commission has requested the lawyer's confidential file. The committee then shall disclose to the commission all information relating to the lawyer's bar application. The administrator shall submit to a hearing panel, under seal, any information obtained under this rule that the administrator intends to use in a reinstatement proceeding.