MEMBERS PATRICK J. KEATING CHAIRMAN
i A R T l N M. DOCTOROFF VICE CHAIRMAN
'HARLES C. VINCENT, M.D. SECRETARY
REMONA A. GREEN HANLEY M. GURWlN
STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOHN F. VAN BOLT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL -
SUITE 12M) 333 W . FORT STREET DETROIT. MICHIGAN 48226
Area Code 313 963-5553
ROBERT S. HARRISON ODESSA KOMER
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION (pending Appeal)
F i l e Nos. DP 96/85; DP 184185 Michael H. Merrill, P 28431, 2701 Cleveland Avenue, S u i t e 6 , F o r t Myers, FL 33901, by Attorney D i s c i p l i n e Board Macomb County Hearing Pane l f 2 .
1 ) Suspension - 120 days;
2) E f f e c t i v e J u l y 1 5 , 1986. The Complaint f i l e d by the Grievance Adminis t ra tor charged t h a t t h e Responden t , a member o f t h e Bar i n t h e S t a t e s o f Michigan and F l o r i d a , had been t h e s u b j e c t o f a n O r d e r o f D i s c i p l i n e en t e r ed i n t he Supreme Court of F l o r i d a on January 17, 1985. Respondent' s f a i l u r e t o answer t he Complaint prompted t h e f i l i n g of a second Formal Complaint and Defau l t s were e n t e r e d i n bo th cases . The Respondent d id n o t appear a t the hear ing on June 2 , 1986.
The Hearing Pane l concluded t h a t the Respondent had en t e r ed i n t o a Consent Judgment f o r a P u b l i c Reprimand by the Supreme Court of F l o r i d a upon h i s p l ea of g u i l t y t o charges of misconduct f i l e d i n t h a t Court by The F l o r i d a Bar and t h a t the a d j u d i c a t i o n of p r o f e s s i o n a l misconduct i n t h a t j u r i s d i c t i o n cons ti t u ted evidence of misconduct in ' t he Michigan proceeding. The Panel a l s o found t h a t Respondent 's f a i l u r e t o answer a Formal Complaint c o n s i t u ted p r o f e s s i o n a l misconduct. The Pane l r u l e d t h a t Respondent' s conduct v i o l a t e d t he p rov i s ions of MCR 9.104(1-4)(7), MCR 9.115(D) and Canon 1 of the 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)(5)(6). Respondent was suspended f o r a p e r i o d of 120 d a y s and u n t i l Responden t h a s s u c c e s s f u l l y p e t i t i o n e d f o r re ins ta tement . Cos ts were a s se s sed i n the amount of $129.89.
The Respondent 's r e q u e s t f o r a review of t he Order of D i sc ip l i ne w i l l be cons idered by the Attorney D i s c i p l i n e Board. I n t he absence of a r e q u e s t f o r a S t ay b e f o r e t h e e f f e c t i v e d a t e of the Ordprr the suspens ion became e f f e c t i v e J u l y 15, 1986.
~ o h n,F . V6nBolt
NOTE:
Respondent 's p e t i t i o n f o r review was withdrawn and d ismissed on October 2 4 ,
1986.