Opinion ID: 2637565
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Service of Process in Disciplinary Cases

Text: Kansas Supreme Court Rule 215 (2002 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 272) governs service of process in disciplinary proceedings. That rule provides, in pertinent part, as follows: (a) Service upon the respondent of the formal complaint in any disciplinary proceeding shall be made by the Disciplinary Administrator, either by personal service or by certified mail to the address shown on the attorney's most recent registration, or at his or her last known office address. . . . . (c) Service by mailing under subsection (a) or (b) shall be deemed complete upon mailing whether or not the same is actually received. The record supports a conclusion that the notice provisions in Rule 215 were complied with in letter and in spirit. In addition to the mailing provisions, the Disciplinary Administrator achieved actual notice by leaving a copy of the Formal Complaint and Notice of Hearing at Franco's home. This type of delivery was not required by the rules, but it does establish additional measures that the Disciplinary Administrator took in trying to notify Franco of the allegations contained in the Formal Complaint and his opportunity to appear.