Opinion ID: 2367378
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: counts iii and iv

Text: ¶ 7 In count three, the OBA alleges the following facts. On July 17, 2008, the OBA received the grievance from the client in count one. On July 21, 2008, the OBA sent Whitebook a letter advising him of the grievance and requesting that he respond to the allegations within twenty days. Having failed to receive a response from Whitebook, the OBA sent Whitebook a letter by certified mail on August 18, 2008, asking Whitebook to respond within five days. Whitebook signed for the certified letter on August 19, 2008, but did not respond. The Professional Responsibility Commission issued a subpoena duces tecum for appearance at an investigative deposition. Whitebook appeared at the hearing held on October 2, 2008, but failed to give an adequate reason for his failure to respond to the OBA's investigation. [2] ¶ 8 In count four, the OBA alleged the following facts. On January 12, 2009, the client in count two filed a grievance with the Tulsa County Bar Association (TCBA). Because Whitebook did not respond to the TCBA's request for information, the grievance was forwarded to the OBA which opened a formal investigation in April of 2009. ¶ 9 On May 1, 2009, the OBA mailed Whitebook a letter asking him to respond to the grievance within twenty days. When Whitebook failed to respond, the OBA sent Whitebook a certified letter on May 22, 2009. Whitebook did not sign for the certified letter and, on July 6, 2009, was personally served with a subpoena to appear for an investigative deposition on July 9, 2009. Whitebook did not appear at the deposition. On July 9, 2009, Whitebook called the OBA and left a message that he was in Denver, Colorado, and had received the subpoena on July 8. The OBA's investigator tried unsuccessfully to return the call. Contradicting Whitebook's statement that he was served on July 8, the process server's affidavit shows that Whitebook was personally served at 9:25 p.m. on July 6, 2009, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. On July 20, 2009, the OBA's investigator sent Whitebook an email informing him that he was still obligated under our subpoena and that he needed to contact her as soon as possible.