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NOTICE OF DISBARMENT Case No. 21-87-RD Notice Issued: March 2, 2022 Charles A. Carpenter, P 61118, Maryville, Tennessee, by the Attorney Discipline Board Disbarment, Effective March 1, 2022 The Grievance Administrator filed a notice of filing of reciprocal discipline pursuant to MCR 9.120(C) that attached, in relevant part, a certified copy of an Order of Enforcement entered by the Supreme Court of Tennessee on October 22, 2021, permanently disbarring respondent from the practice of law in Tennessee in a matter titled In Re: Charles Alphonso Carpenter, No M2021-01234-SC-BAR-BP.
An order regarding imposition of reciprocal discipline was issued by the Board on December 21, 2021, 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 December 21, 2021 order expired without objection or request for hearing by either party.
On January 31, 2022, the Attorney Discipline Board ordered that respondent be disbarred from the practice of law in Michigan effective March 1, 2022. Costs were assessed in the amount of $1,500.00.