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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION ADB 176-87 Gerald W. Banks, P 23905, Toledo, OH 43624, by and Order of t h e A t t o r n e y D i s c i p l i n e Board mod i fy ing t h e e f f e c t i v e d a t e o f a one-year suspension imposed by t h e hear ing panel.
1 ) Suspension -- one year
2) E f fec t ive December 21, 1987. R e s p o n d e n t ' s l i c e n s e t o p r a c t i c e l a w i n t h e S t a t e o f Ohio was suspended f o r a period of one year , e f f e c t i v e December 24, 1986. The Order of Suspension i ssued by t h e Supreme Court of Ohio was t h e r e s u l t of t h e
f i l i n g of a r e p o r t by t h e Board of Commissioners on G r i e v a n c e s and Di sc ip l ine of t h e Bar which found t h a t Respondent neglec ted a l e g a l ma t t e r encrus ted t o him by f a i l i n g t o f i l e a complaint i n a personal i n j u r y a c t i o n be fo re t h e e x p i r a t i o n of t h e s t a t u t e of l i m i t a t i o n s , t h a t he c lo sed h i s o f f i c e and removed h i s p r a c t i c e t o h i s home without n o t i f i c a t i o n t o h i s c l i e n t s and t h a t he f a i l e d t o comply wi th t h e r e g i s t r a t i o n requirements a p p l i c a b l e t o a t t o r n e y s i n Ohio. Respondent's conduct was found t o be i n v i o l a t i o n o f Canons 1, 3 , 6 and 7 o f t h e Code of P r o f e s s i o n a l
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Upon t h e f i l i n g of t h e suspension o r d e r i s sued by t h e Ohio Supreme Court, t h e Attorney Di sc ip l ine Board ordered Respondent t o show cause why r e c i p r o c a l d i s c i p l i n e should no t be imposed i n t h e S t a t e of Michigan i n accordance with t h e p rov i s ions of MCR 9.104. Respondent d i d no t appear a t t h e scheduled hearing on November 10, 1987 and t h e panel ru led t h a t no evidence had been introduced tending t o show t h a t Respondent had n o t been af forded due process of law o r t h a t t h e impos i t ion of i d e n t i c a l d i s c i p l i n e i n Michigan would be c l e a r l y i nappropr i a t e . The panel en tered an o r d e r suspending Respondent's l i c e n s e i n Michigan f o r one year e f f e c t i v e December 24, 1986.
Upon review, t h e Attorney Di sc ip l ine Board modified t h e Order of Suspension by changing t h e e f f e c t i v e d a t e t o December 21, 1987. Costs i n t hese proceedings were assessed i n t h e amount of $114.24.
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