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NOTICE OF REPRIMAND (By Consent)
Case No. 10-84-GA Notice Issued: September 10,2010 Marlon B. Evans, P 49541, Detroit .. Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #57.
1. Reprimand 2. Effective September 9,2010 The respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a stipulation for a consent order of discipline, in accordance with MCR 9.115(F)(5), which was approved by the Attorney Grievance Commission and accepted by the hearing panel. The stipulation contains respondent's plea of no contest to the allegations that he neglected a legal matter; failed to act with reasonable diligence and promptness; failed to keep his client reasonably informed about the status of the matter; and his SUbstitution for appointed counsel, without his client's authority, was conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, in Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1 (c); 1.3; 14.(a); and 8.4(c).
Based upon the stipulation of the parties, the hearing panel ordered that respondent be reprimanded and assessed costs in the amount of $980.55.
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