MEMBERS MARTIN M. DOCTOROFF CHAIRMAN ROBERT S. HARRISON VICE CHAIRMAN 3ARLES C. VINCENT. M.D SECRETARY REMONA A. GREEN HANLEY M. GURWIN PATRICK J. KEATING ODESSA KCME3
STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOHN F. VAN BOLT EXECUTIVE DIRECTCR 8 GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE 1260 333 W FORT STREET DETROIT. UICHIGAN A8225
Area Coce 313 S63.5553
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION F i l e No. DP 41/86 R o b e r t 0 . Lindow, P 16698, 5 E. Michigan Mall, B a t t l e Creek, M I 49014 b y Lansing Hearing Pane l #4. 1 ) Suspension - 180 days;
2 ) E f f e c t i v e May 2 6 , 1987. The Respondent f a i l e d t o answer t h e Formal Complaint f i l e d November 24 , 1986 and f a i l e d t o appear b e f o r e the Hearing Pane l i n Lansing, Michigan on February 3 , 1987. Upon i ts c o n s i d e r a t i o n of t h e Respondent ' s d e f a u l t and t h e tes t imony of t h e complainants , t h e Panel concluded tha t misconduct was e s t a b l i s h e d . Respondent a c c e p t e d r e p r e s e n t a t i o n of c l i e n t s i n two m a t t e r i n August and December 1984. T h e r e a f t e r , he f a i l e d t o a d e q u a t e l y d i s c h a r g e h i s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o those c l i e n t s i n a r e a s o n a b l e manner, d i d n o t communicate w i t h them, and a p p a r e n t l y withdrew from t h e p r a c t i c e of law w i t h o u t a d v i s i n g those c l i e n t s o r making a r r a n g e m e n t s f o r a 1 t e r n a t i v e r e p r e s e n t a t i o n . T h e Respondent f a i l e d t o answer two Requests f o r Inves t i g a t i o n . The Complaint charged v i o l a t i o n s of MCR 9.104(1-4, & 7 ) [ former GCR 953 (1-4 & 7 ) ] , MCR 9.113(B)(2) and Canons 1, 6 & 7 of t h e Code of P r o f e s s i o n a l R e s p o n s i b i l i t y , DR 1 - 1 2 1 4-6), DR 6-101(A) (2-3) and DR 7-101(A) (1-3).
Respondent i s suspended f o r a p e r i o d of 180 days and u n t i l he h a s e s t a b l i s h e d h i s e l i g i b i l i t y f o r r e i n s t a t e m e n t by c l e a r and c o n v i n d i n g e v i d e n c e i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h MCR 9 .123(B) a n d MCR 9.12 4. Respondent has b e e n suspended c o n t i n u o u s l y s i n c e October 16, 1985, t h e e f f e c t i v e date of a seven ty- f ive (75) day s u s p e n s i o n i n a n o t h e r m a t t e r . T h a t s u s p e n s i o n h a s n o t b e e n t e rmina ted b y t h e f i l i n g o f a n A f f i d a v i t i n accordance w i t h MCR
9.123(A). Cos t s i n t h i s a c t i o n were a s s e s s e d i n the amount o f $269.64 and Respondent was o rdered t o make r e s t i t u t i o n t o h i s c l i e n t s i n t h e amounts o f $42 .OO and $150.00.