BOARD MEMBERS WILLIAM G. REAMON. CHAIRPERSON LYNN H. SHECTER. VICE-CHAIRPERSON BERNADINE N. DENNING. SECRETARY JOHN L . COTE LEO A. FARHAT PATRICK J. KEATING CHARLES C . VINCENT. M. 0 .
STATE OF MICHIGAN
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CLINTON C. Michigan 48204, by the Attorney D i s c i p l i n e Board inc reas ing a hear ing panel suspension.
(1) Suspension (2) For a per iod of 60 days (3 ) E f f e c t i v e J u l y 25, 1984 The Board, reviewing a hear ing panel suspension of 15 days, found t h a t Respondent was appointed t o handle a c r imina l appea l f o r an i n d i g e n t c l i e n t i n January of 1981; a lmost two years l a t e r , i n November of 1982, Respondent f i l e d f o r l eave t o appeal ; Respondent was a s ses sed c o s t s by the Court of Appeals f o r t he l a t e f i l i n g of t he appea l and f i l e d a n appea l b r i e f on ly a f t e r a warning by the Court; and, a s a r e s u l t of the l a t e f i l i n g , Respondent's c l i e n t l o s t h i s r i g h t t o o r a l argument. The Grievance Administrator appea l t o the Board, c la iming t h a t the panel f a i l e d t o cons ide r p r i o r d i s c i p l i n e and a suspension of 15 days was inadequate . Respondent chal lenged the panel f i n d i n g s , c l a i m i n g t h e r e was no b a s i s f o r a f i n d i n g of a v i o l a t i o n of t h e d i s c i p l i n a r y r u l e s . The Board increased the d i s c i p l i n e from 15 t o 30 days provided t h a t Respondent f i l e a p lan of lawyer-supervised law p r a c t i c e o r employment; f a i l u r e t o f i l e s u c h a p l a n r e s u l t e d i n imposi t ion of t h e 60 day suspension.
Bo th the Grievance Adminis t r a t o r and the Respondent have appealed t h e Board' s dec i s ion t o t he Michigan Supreme Court, however, t he Respondent's appea l was n o t t imely, and t h e r e f o r e no s t a y i s i n e f f e c t a t t h i s time.
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