Case Name: Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Sweeney
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1999-01-13
Citations: 84 Ohio St. 3d 388
Docket Number: No. 98-1302
Parties: Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Sweeney.
Judges: Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer, Cook and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 84
Pages: 388–390

Head Matter:
Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Sweeney.
[Cite as Disciplinary Counsel v. Sweeney (1999), 84 Ohio St.3d 388.]
(No. 98-1302
Submitted September 28, 1998
Decided January 13, 1999.)
Jonathan E. Coughlan, Disciplinary Counsel, for relator.
Michael Drain, for respondent.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
We adopt the findings and conclusions of the board. We note that respondent did plead guilty to a felony and has not made restitution as ordered by the federal court. Nor did respondent produce evidence that he made the restitution we ordered in 1994 as a condition of reinstatement. We have reviewed in detail the evidence submitted in mitigation, and we believe that a more severe sanction than indefinite suspension is warranted by the facts in this case. Respondent is hereby permanently disbarred from the practice of law in Ohio. Costs taxed to respondent.
Judgment accordingly.
Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer, Cook and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur.