Title: Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Fiddler
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: SCAD-21-0000398
State: Hawaii
Issuer: Hawaii Supreme Court
Date: July 16, 2021

SCAD-21-0000398 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner, vs. NOAH D. FIDDLER (HI Bar #3144), Respondent. ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (ODC Case No. 21-0131) ORDER GRANTING PETITION (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins, JJ.) Upon consideration of the July 1, 2021 petition for the immediate restraint of the license to practice law in this jurisdiction held by Respondent Noah D. Fiddler, filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC) pursuant to Rule 2.13 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaiʻi (RSCH), this court notes the exhibits attached to the petition include the granting on June 9, 2021 by the First Circuit Court, in State of Hawaiʻi v. Fiddler, No. 1CPC-18-0000632, of Fiddler’s motion for the deferred acceptance of a guilty plea to five felony counts of willful failure to collect and pay over a tax, in violation of HRS § 231-36.4 (2010), and twelve misdemeanor counts of willful Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCAD-21-0000398 16-JUL-2021 01:48 PM Dkt. 5 OGP failure to file a return, in violation of HRS § 231-35 (2010), all of which we conclude were crimes which involved dishonesty. Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that ODC’s petition is granted. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent Fiddler is immediately restrained from the practice of law in this jurisdiction, pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.13(b), pending final disposition of a disciplinary proceeding based on the findings of guilt. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this matter is hereby referred to the Disciplinary Board of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court for institution of formal disciplinary proceedings, to be convened once these convictions become final, as defined in RSCH Rule 2.13(d). The sole issue to be determined at those hearings shall be the discipline to be imposed. DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, July 16, 2021. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Michael D. Wilson /s/ Todd W. Eddins 2