MEMBERS HON. MARTIN M. DOCTOROFF CHAIRMAN
?OBERT S. HARRISON '/ICE CHAIRMAN JHARLES C. VINCENT, M.D. SECRETARY
REMONA A. GREEN HANLEY M. GURWIN PATRICK J. KEATING ODESSA KOMER
STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOHN F. VAN BOLT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8
GENERAL COUNSEL
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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION
ADB 124-87; 140-87 Melvin Turner , P 27336, 9748 Yensch Road, #152, Maybee, M I 48159 b y At torney D i s c i p l i n e Board Wayne County Hearing Panel # 9 .
1 ) Suspension - 150 days;
2 ) E f f e c t i v e October 30, 1987. Respondent 's d e f a u l t was en t e r ed f o r h i s f a i l u r e t o f i l e a t imely answer t o t he s i x count Complaint f i l e d b y t h e Grievance A d m i n i s t r a t o r . I n r u l i n g t h a t t h e d e f a u l t s h o u l d n o t b e s e t a s i d e , t h e Panel noted that t h e Respondent had f a i l e d t o n o t i f y t he S t a t e Bar of h i s change of add re s s a s r e q u i r e d b y Rule 2 of t h e Supreme C o u r t i s R u l e s c o n c e r n i n g t h e S t a t e Bar a n d t h e
Respondent had f a i l e d t o submit a n A f f i d a v i t of Fac ts showing a mer i t o r ious defense a s r e q u i r e d by MCR 2 .603(D)( l ) . The Panel r u l e d that the d e f a u l t c o n s t i t u t e d admissions t o t h e charges t h a t he f a i l e d t o make t imely e f f o r t s on h i s c l i e n t ' s b e h a l f i n a d i v o r c e a c t i o n ; t h a t he f a i l e d t o n o t i f y h i s c l i e n t o f h i s suspens ion from t h e p r a c t i c e of law f o r a pe r iod of t h i r t y days e f f e c t i v e December 1, 1985 ; that Respondent 's r e i n s t a t e m e n t t o t he p r a c t i c e of law i n accordance w i t h MCR 9.123(A) was based upon a n A f f i d a v i t o f Compl iance wh ich c o n t a i n e d a m a t e r i a l m i s r ep re sen t a t i on a s t o Respondenti s n o t i f i c a t i o n t o h i s c l i e n t s ;
that Respondent submi t ted a n answer t o a Request f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n which conta ined f a l s e and mis lead ing s t a t emen t s ; that Respondent f a i l e d t o f i l e a t imely appea l on beha l f of a c l i e n t i n post-convict ion proceedings; and t h e Respondent f a i l e d
t o r e p r e s e n t a c l i e n t d i l i g e n t l y and e x p e d i t i o u s l y i n pos t-judgment proceedings i n a domes t ic r e l a t i o n s am tter . Respondent 's conduct was found t o b e i n v i o l a t i o n of MCR 9.104(1-6) ; MCR 9.113(A) and Canons 1 , 3 , 6 , 7 , & 9 of t h e Code of P ro fe s s iona l R e s p o n s i b i l i t y , DR 1-102 (A)( 1 ,345); DR 3 - 1 0 1 ( ~ ) ; DR 6-101(A)(3); DR 7-101(A)(1-3) and DR 9 - 1 0 2 ( ~ ) ( 4 ) . Cos ts were mount of $189.07.
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