UIULWS *+ANLEY M GURWIN "%umY*N IIEMONA A GREEN ~r iJUrllu1H
STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOHN F VAN BOLT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOl3 6 GENERAL COUNSEL - -
SUITE I2M 333 W FORT STREET DETROIT MlCnlWN 4SZZE
NOTICE OF REDUCED DISCIPLIdE ADB 151-87; 180-87 M a r v i n K. S a ~ t n ,P 31393, P o n t i a c , M I by t h e Supreme Court r e d u c r n g a s u s p e n s l o n f o r one y e a r rmposed by t h e A t t o r n e y O i s c i p l ~ n eB oard.
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board whlch found t h a t respondenc had f a i l e d t o i n s t i t u t e l i t i g a t i o n on h i s c l i e n t ' s b e h a l f , f a l s e l y r e p o r t e d t o h i s c l i e n c t h a t s u i t had been f i l e d ; f a i l e d t o r e t u r n t h e c l i e n t ' s documents and r e t a i n e r f e e and f a i l e d t o answer t h e Request Eot L n v e s c i g a c ~ o n . The r e s p o n d e n t f a i l e d t o answer t h e fo rmal compla in t and f a i l e d t o a p p e a r b e f o r e t h e h e a r i n g pane l . F o l l o w i n g c o n s i d e r a t i o n oE a p e t i t i o n f o r rev iew f i l e d by t h e Gr ievance
A d u i n i s c r a t o r , t h e Atcorney D i s c i p l r n e board i n c r e a s e d d i s c i p l i n e t o a s u s p e n s i o n of one year . The Board no ted r e s p o n d e n t ' s p r r o r reprimand and h i s f a i l u r e t o a p p e a r a t che show cause proceedings b e f o r e t h e Board.
F o l l o w i n g t h e b o a r d ' s d e n ~ a l of r e s p o n d e n t ' s p e t r t i o n f o r r e c o ~ ~ s r d e r a c ~ otnh ,e Hich igan Supreme Cour t g r a u c e d r e s p o n d e n t ' s mot ion f o r rmmediace c o n s i d e r a c i o n . I n l i e u of g r a n t i n g r e s p o n d e n t ' s Leave co a p p e a l , t h e Court,,reduced t h e discipline t o a s u s p e n s l o n of e lg l ic months.