Court Opinion

ID: 7079609
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-24 09:11:33.508317+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:12:52.996899
License: Public Domain

Published Order Suspending Respondent from the Practice of Law in Indiana for Noncooperation Loretta H. Rush, Chief Justice of Indiana On August 17, 2017, in Case Nos. 71S00-1708-DI-530 and DI-531, this Court ordered Respondent to show cause why Respondent should not be immediately suspended from the practice of law in this state for failure to cooperate with the Commission’s investigation of grievance Nos. 17-1680 and 18-0001 respectively filed against Respondent. Each order required that Respondent show cause in writing within ten days of service of the order. Respondent has not submitted a response to the Court’s order to show cause in either case. Oh September 19 and 20, 2017, the Commission filed in each case a “Request for Ruling and to Tax Costs” asserting that Respondent still has not cooperated, to which Respondent has not responded. Being duly advised, the Court ORDERS in DI-530 and DI-531 that Respondent be suspended from the practice of law for noncooperation with the Commission, effective immediately. Pursuant to Admission and Discipline Rule 23(10.1)(c)(3), the suspension in each case shall continue until the Executive Director of the Disciplinary Commission certifies to the Court that Respondent has cooperated fully with the investigation or until further order of this Court, provided there are no other suspensions then in effect. Respondent is already under a suspension for continuing legal education noncompliance and dues nonpayment. Respondent is ordered to fulfill the continuing duties of a suspended attorney under Admission and Discipline Rule 23(26). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to Admission and Discipline Rule 23(10.1)(d), that Respondent reimburse the Disciplinary Commission $519.68 for the costs of prosecuting the proceeding in DI-530. The Court declines to separately order a reimbursement of costs in DI-531. All Justices concur.