MEMBERS HON. MARTIN M. DOCTOROFF CHAIRMAN SOBERT S. HARRISON VICE CHAIRMAN GHARLES C. VINCENT, M.D. SECRETARY REMONA A. GREEN HANLN M. GURWIN PATRICK J. KEATING ODESSA KOMER
STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOHN F. VAN BOLT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6 GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE 1260 333 W . F ORT STREET DETROIT. MICHIGAN 48226
Area Code 313 963.5553
NOTICE OF REVOCATION ADB 81-87; 107-87 James C. Kaloger, P 36138 12779 Fourn ie r , D e t r o i t , M I 482 05, b y At torney D i s c i p l i n e Board Oakland County Hearing Panel #7.
1 ) Revocation; 2 ) E f f e c t i v e October 15, 1987. The Respondent f a i l e d t o answer two complaints f i l e d b y t h e Grievance Adminis t ra tor and conso l ida t ed f o r hear ing , and he f a i l e d t o appear b e f o r e t h e hear ing pane l . The Panel concluded t h a t Respondent 's d e f a u l t c o n s i t u t e d admissions t o the charges i n t he Complaints, that he f a i l e d t o perform t h e s e r v i c e s f o r which was r e t a i n e d i n a c r i m i n a l m a t t e r , f a i l e d t o r e s p o n d t o h i s
c l i e n t ' s i n q u i r i e s , f a i l e d t o r e t u r n t he unearned p o r t i o n of t h e r e t a i n e r f e e , f a i l e d t o answer a Request f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n and f a i l e d t o answer a Formal Complaint. Respondent 's conduct was i n v i o l a t i o n of MCR 9.104(1-4 & 7 ) ; MCR 9.113(B)(2) and Canons 1, 2 , 6 & 7 of t h e Code of P ro fe s s iona l Respons ib l i t y , DR 1 - 0 2 ( ~ ( 1 , - 6 ); DR 2 - 1 1 0 ( ~ )( 3 ) ; DR 6-101(A) ( 3 ) and DR 7 - 1 0 l A l - 3 Costs were a s se s sed i n t he amount of $131.47 and Responden t i s o r d e r e d t o make r e s t i t u t i o n o f $250.00 t o h i s
former c l i e n t .
Noting that Respondent was suspended f o r a per iod of 12 1 days e f f e c t i v e June 2 , 1987 f o r a similar f a i l u r e t o perform l e g a l s e r v i c e s coupled w i t h a complete f a i l u r e t o respond t o the d i s c i p l i n e p roces s , t he Hearing Panel r u l e d t h a t r evoca t ion may b e a p p r o p r i a t e i n the f a c e of "a c a l l o u s d i s r e g a r d f o r a system