WILLIAM G. REAMON, CHAIRPERSON PATRICK J . KEATING, VICE-CHAIRPERSON BERNADINE N. DENNING. SECRETARY JOHN L . COTE MARTIN M. DOCTOROFF ROBERT S . HARRISON CHARLES C . VINCENT. M. D.
STATE OF M I C H I G A N
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION
. J O H N F. X . DWAlHY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR L GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE 1260 3 3 3 W . FORT STREET DETROIT. MICHIGAN 48226 TELEPHONE: (313) 9 6 3 - 5 5 5 3
F i l e No. 119183
C l i n t o n C. Lovett , P29908, P.O. Box 1135 N o r t h l a n d S t a t i o n , Sou th f i e ld , M I 48075, by o rde r of the Michigan Supreme Court modifying an o rde r of the Attorney Di sc ip l ine Board.
1. Suspension 2. For a per iod of 60 days 3. E f fec t ive > 7-/sd6cJ, '*<'?, r : . * c /< ? > - P/ - . f ? The Attorney Di sc ip l ine Board found t h a t Respondent was appointed to handle a c r imina l appeal f o r a n ind igen t i n January of 1981 and t h a t approximately two yea r s l a t e r i n November 1984, Respondent f i l e d f o r l eave to appea l the c r imina l convic t ion . Leave was g ran ted , however, Respondent was assessed c o s t s by the Michigan Court of Appeals f o r the l a t e f i l i n g ; the appea l b r i e f was a l s o f i l e d l a t e a f t e r a warning by the c o u r t r e s a l t i n g i n the c l i e n t ' s l o s s of r i g h t t o o r a l argument. The Board, considered a p r i o r reprimand f o r n e g l e c t of a domestic r e l a t i o n s ma t t e r and c e r t a i n m i t i g a t i n g f a c t o r s and increased the Hearing Pane l ' s suspension of 15 days t o a suspension of 60 days wi th a provis ion ind ica t ing t h a t the suspension would be reduced t o 30 days upon a p p r o v a l by t h e Board o f a p r o b a t i o n p l a n f o r law p r a c t i c e s u p e r v i s i o n t o be s u b m i t t e d by t h e Respondent . The Supreme Court , i n l i e u of g ran t ing leave to appea l , modified the Di sc ip l ine Board Order s e t t i n g the suspension a t 60 days wi thout proba t ion.
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Date: J u l y 8, 1985