Opinion ID: 1828034
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Heading: Counts 1 & 2Calloway Matter

Text: In November 1995, Philip Calloway retained respondent for $300 to represent him at a probation revocation hearing in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. At the time he was retained, respondent had not taken the necessary steps to be admitted to practice before the federal court. Nonetheless, respondent attended one hearing on behalf of his client to obtain a continuance. At the time of the retention and the scheduled hearing, respondent was not licensed to practice law in federal court and neglected to take any action to become licensed. Thereafter, respondent took no further steps on behalf of his client and did not communicate with him. In January 1996, Donis Calloway, Mr. Calloway's wife, filed a complaint with the ODC. The ODC forwarded a copy of the complaint to respondent, but he failed to reply to the ODC's request for information. As a result, the ODC was required to issue a subpoena compelling respondent to appear and produce documents at a scheduled deposition. In April 1998, over two years after the complaint was filed, respondent refunded the entire legal fee to his former client.