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F i l e No. DP 112184
PHILIP S. TSCHIBBABT, (P21599), 4020 Orchard Beach Road, Cheboygan, M I 49721, by Supplemental Order of At torney D i s c i p l i n e Board Oakland County Hearing Panel 1 4 , f i l e d February 8, 1985.
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Suspension For a Pe r iod o f S i x t y (60) Days E f f e c t i v e September 10, 1984 (Pur suan t to a R e t r o a c t i v e P r o v i s i o n i n Order) .
The Formal Compaint f f l e d by the At torney Grievance Commis- s i o n c i t e d the f i n d i n g s of t h e J u d i c i a l Tenure Commission inc lud ing t h e fo l lowing:
Respondent, wh i l e se rv ing a s a D i s t r i c t Cour t Judge, permit- t e d a M a g i s t r a t e appointed by Respondent to p r e s i d e ove r a c a s e i n which Respondent 's son was named a s a defendant ; Respondent ' s sough t f avorab le t r ea tmen t from the S t a t e P o l i c e and p rosecu t ing a t t o r n e y f o r h i s son i n connect ion w i t h s a i d c a s e and f a i l e d t o n o t i f y the S t a t e Cour t Admin i s t r a to r ' s o f f i c e that he had d i s q u a l i f i e d himself i n s a i d c a s e a f t e r i t had been pending f o r one y e a r d u r i n g which per iod Re- spondent f a i l e d t o schedule s a i d c a s e f o r t r i a l ; Respondent engaged i n -ex parte conver sa t ions w i t h t h e v i s i t i n g Judge a s s i g n e d t o p r e s i d e ove r s a i d c a s e t o o b t a i n a n adjournment of it; Respondent improperly used h i s J u d i c i a l o f f i c e t o h i n d e r , de l ay and /o r f r u s t r a t e the c o l l e c t i o n of a l o a n t o the Respondent 's son which Respondent had guaranteed, and th rea t ened r e t a l i a t i o n a g a i n s t t he a t t o r n e y f o r t h e bank which sued Re- spondent and h i s son f o r t h e i r d e f a u l t on s a i d loan.
The At to rney D i s c i p l i n e Board hea r ing panel found t h a t the f i n d i n g s of the Tenure Commission were i n accordance wi th the evidence p r e s e n t e d and adopted those f i n d i n g s . The D i s c i p l i n e Board h e a r l n g p a n e l found v i o l a t i o n s o f f o r m e r GCR 1963 , 951(1 -4 ) and Canon 1 ,
DR1-102(A)(4-6) of the Code o f 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 . The panel noted- that the re has been no p r i o r h i s t o ry of d i s c i p l i n a r y a c t i o n .
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Dated:
3/8/85
& General Counsel