Title: Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Partington
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: SCAD-20-0000403
State: Hawaii
Issuer: Hawaii Supreme Court
Date: August 3, 2021

SCAD-20-0000403 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner, vs. EARLE A. PARTINGTON (HI Bar No. 1568), Respondent. ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (ODC Case No. 19-0297) ORDER DENYING REINSTATEMENT (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, and McKenna, JJ., Intermediate Court of Appeals Chief Judge Ginoza, in place of Wilson, J., recused, and Intermediate Court of Appeals Associate Judge Leonard, assigned by reason of vacancy) Upon consideration of Respondent Earle A. Partington’s July 30, 2021 declaration and the record in this matter, it appears that Respondent Partington’s declaration does not comply with Rule 2.17(b)(2) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaiʻi (RSCH) (to wit, that an attorney suspended for one year of less aver, for the period of suspension, that the attorney “has complied with the suspension order . . . .”). Therefore, Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCAD-20-0000403 03-AUG-2021 07:51 AM Dkt. 124 ORD IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Respondent Partington’s reinstatement is denied, without prejudice to the filing of an affidavit, or a declaration as authorized by Rule 52 of the Hawaiʻi Rules of Appellate Procedure, complying with RSCH Rule 2.17(b)(2). DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, August 3, 2021. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Katherine G. Leonard 2