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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION WITH CONDITION Case No. 22-8-RD Notice Issued: May 2, 2022 Sten T. Sliger, P 63200, Quincy, Florida, by the Attorney Discipline Board Suspension - Three Years, Effective April 28, 2022 The Grievance Administrator filed a notice of filing of reciprocal discipline pursuant to MCR 9.120(C) that attached a certified copy of an order suspending respondent’s license to practice law in Florida for three years and ordering restitution, effective on November 18, 2021, in a matter titled The Florida Bar v Sten Thield Sliger, SC20-553.
An order regarding imposition of reciprocal discipline was issued by the Board on February 16, 2022, ordering the parties to, within 21 days from service of the order, inform the Board in writing (i) of any objection to the imposition of comparable discipline in Michigan based on the grounds set forth in MCR 9.120(C)(1) and (ii) whether a hearing was requested. The 21-day period set forth in the Board’s February 16, 2022 order expired without objection or request for hearing by either party.
On March 30, 2022, the Attorney Discipline Board ordered that respondent be suspended from the practice of law in Michigan for three years, effective April 28, 2022, with the added condition that respondent is not eligible for reinstatement pursuant to MCR 9.123(B) and (C) and MCR 9.124 until he has filed satisfactory written proof with the Grievance Administrator and the Attorney Discipline Board that he has paid restitution as ordered by the Florida Supreme Court. Costs were assessed in the amount of $1,509.56.