NOTICE OF SUSPENSION WITH CONDITIONS (By Consent)
Case No. 98-126-JC John E. Stover, P-24281, Oxford, Michigan, by Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #60.
1) Suspension - Five Years; 2) Effective March 30, 1998.1 On March 30, 1998, respondent was convicted, by guilty plea, of Uttering and Publishing in violation of MCL 750.249 (Oakland County Circuit Court, Case No. 97-155377-FH), and Embezzlement by Agent or Trustee Over $100, in violation of MCL 750.174-B (Oakland County Circuit Court, Case No. 97-155378-FH.) In accordance with MCR 9.120(B)(1), respondent was automatically suspended from the practice of law in Michigan effective March 30, 1998, the date of the felony convictions. Upon the filing of a certified copy of the Judgment of Conviction, the Attorney Discipline Board entered an order directing respondent to show cause why a final order of discipline should not be entered.
The parties thereafter stipulated that respondent be suspended from the practice of law for five years effective March 30, 1998, the effective date of the automatic interim suspension, conditioned on his compliance with any judgments or orders of restitution arising out of his criminal conviction or the related civil litigation. Costs were assessed in the amount of $181.35.
____________________ 1 Respondent was also suspended from the practice of law for failure to pay his annual dues to the State Bar of Michigan, effective February 20, 1998. That suspension remains in effect.