R.OBERT
MEMBERS MARTIN M. DOCTOROFF CHAIRMAN
VICE CHAsIR.M HAAN RRSON
3HARLES C. VINCENT, M.D. SECRETARY REMONA A. GREEN
STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOHN F. VAN BOLT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE 1260 333 W FORT STREET
DETROIT. MICHIGAN 48226
Area Code 313 963-5553
HANLEY M. GURWIN PATRICK J. KEATING ODESSA KOMER
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION F i l e No. DP 90186 Norman J. White, P 22260, 818 Woodbine, Lansing, M I 48910 b y t h e A t t o r n e y D i s c i p l i n e Board Dismiss ing Respondent ' s P e t i t i o n f o r Rev iew a n d A s s e s s i n g C o s t s a n d A f f i r m i n g T r a v e r s e C i t y
Hear ing P a n e l ' s Order o f Suspension.
1 ) Suspension - 30 days;
2 ) E f f e c t i v e - A p r i l 1 3 , 1987. The Responden t ' s D e f a u l t was e n t e r e d f o r h i s f a i l u r e t o f i l e a n Answer t o t h e Formal Complaint. Respondent a p p e a r e d b e f o r e t h e H e a r i n g P a n e l a n d d i d n o t move t o s e t a s i d e t h e D e f a u l t . The Hear ing Panel found that Respondent a c c e p t e d a r e t a i n e r of $560.00 i n October 1984 t o handle a p e r s o n a l b a n k r u p t c y m a t t e r , b u t t h a t he f a i l e d t o t a k e any a c t i o n on h i s c l i e n t ' s b e h a l f and f a i l e d t o respond t o h i s c l i e n t ' s r e p e a t e d i n q u i r i e s . The Pane l concluded t h a t Respondent ' s f a i l u r e t o c a r r y o u t h i s c o n t r a c t o f employment w i t h h i s c l i e n t c o n s t i t u t e d v i o l a t i o n s o f MCR 9.104(2-4) 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 1-102 ( ~ ) ( 5 , 6 ) ;D R 6 - 1 0 1 ( ~ )( 3 ) and DR 7-101(A)(l-3).
On J a n u a r y 1 8 , 1 9 8 7 , R e s p o n d e n t f i l e d a P e t i t i o n f o r Review and Request f o r S t a y w i t h t h e A t t o r n e y D i s c i p l i n e Board. Upon h i s f a i l u r e . t o f i l e any f u r t h e r p l e a d i n g s o r t o appear i n accordance w i t h t h e Board 's Order t o Show Cause on March 2 3 , 1987, Responden t ' s P e t i t i o n f o r Review and Reques t f o r S t a y were d i smissed . I n a d d i t i o n t o h e a r i n g c o s t s o f $360.72 imposed b y t h e Hear ing P a n e l , t h e Board a s s e s s e d a d d i t i o n a l c o s t s i n t h e amount of $427.80 f o r h i s f a i l u r e t o appear and h i s abandonment o f t h e rev iew proceed ings f o r t o t a l c o s t s a s s e s s e d i n t h e amount