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F i l e No. DP 174/85
David I. Deb, P 10771, P. 0. Box 417, Ludington, HI 49431 by Attorney Disc ip l ine Board Humkegon tlearing Panel. 1 ) Suspension - 2 years;
2) Ef fec t ive August 29, 1986. The Respondent f a i l e d to Answer a two (2 ) Count Complaint f i l e d by the Grievance Administrator and the Hearing Panel ruled t h a t tba Defaul t cons t i tu ted an adr i s s ion to the s l l e g a t i o n s i n t h m t Complaint. I n add i t ion , the Panel cons iderad Respondent' a admissions offered a t tbe bearing together w i t h u t h i b i tr offered into evidence. The Panel found t h t the Respondent received set t lement funds on behalf of 8 c l i e n t in November 1981 and made a p a r t i a l d i s t r i b u t i o n t o t h e c l i e n t i n February 1982 b u t mirappropriated the sup of $6422.25 to hie own use and f a i l e d to honor the c l i e n t ' s r e p u t e d demands f o r thore fundr. The Panel a l s o found th8t t& Paspondant f a i l e d to Anrwer the Resquert fo r Invent igat ion f i l e d by tha c l i e n t and served upon the Reapondent
in June 1985. Re8pondent9s conduct wr found to be i n v i o l a t i o n of HCIL 9.104(1-4 L 7). Canoar 1 and 9 of the Code of Profers ionsl R e s p o n s i b i l i ~to w i t : W 1-102(~)(1,3 , 4-6) and DR 9-102(~) (4) .
Tha Panel found t h t the Rerpondent's ure of c l i e n t fundr to dircharge h i s p e r s o ~ l ~ o b l i g a t i o acro ns t i tu ted an a c t of moral turpi tude which ws u g n i f iad by h i s p r i o r d i r c i p l i l u r y record of
a Reprimand i n 1979 and a 120 Suspension i n 1982. The Panel ordered tht Reapondent's l i cense be muspended f o r a period of two yearn and t h a t he be ordered t o make r e r ti t u t i o n i n t h e
amount of $6422.25, amount of $578.39.
plus i n t e r e s t , together w i t h coa t s in the