Opinion ID: 1887103
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Heading Rank: 13

Heading: Other Attempts to Communicate with Respondent

Text: 31. During the time that he lived at Ms. Barclay's residence, Respondent checked messages left on his office and cellular telephones. Tr. at 35. 32. Mr. Bozeman contacted  and unsuccessfully attempted to contact  Respondent on numerous occasions, both in person and by telephone, prior to effecting personal service of the specification of charges. Tr. at 54-63. [15] 33. Several telephone messages from Mr. Bozeman to Respondent went unanswered. Tr. at 57-58, 61-62. 34. At times, Respondent could not be reached by telephone because his telephone numbers had been disconnected. Tr. at 60-61. 35. On October 28, 2002, notwithstanding that Respondent and Mr. Bozeman agreed to meet, Respondent failed to meet Mr. Bozeman to receive service of the Specification of Charges. Tr. at 20, 62-63. 36. Respondent admits that he should have responded in a more timely manner. Tr. at 28, 47.