BOAR0 MEMBERS JOHN L . COTE. CHAIRPERSON LEO A. FARWAT MSGR. CLEMENT H KERN DAVID BAKER LEWIS. SECRETARY FRANK J . MCDEVITT. D . 0 . WILLIAM G . REAMDN LYNN H . SHECTER. ' VICE-CHAIRPERSON
STATE OF MICHIGAN
(Consol ida ted
Complaints)
JOHN F. X.0WAIHY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR L GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE 1 2 6 0 3 3 3 W.FORT STREET DETROIT. MFCHIGAN 48226 T E L E P H O N E : ( ~ I ~9) 6 3 - S 5 5 3
DEBORAH G. FLOWERS (P 27840), 2832 E. Grand Boulevard, Room 310, Machinery Bui ld ing , D e t r o i t , M I 48211 by A t to rney D i s c i p l i n e Board Wayne C i r c u i t Hearing Pane l "C" .
(1 ) Suspension; (2) For a p e r i o d o f 121 days ; (3) E f f e c t i v e October 5, 1982. The hea r ing p a n e l found t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o answer two s e p a r a t e Re 3 u e s t s f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n and a Formal Complaint f i l e d by t h e Grievance Adminis- t r t o r . The pane l a l s o found t h a t Respondent was r e t a i n e d t o appea l a judgment of d ivo rce , t h a t s h e f i l e d a c l a im of a p p e a l and motion f o r e x t e n s i o n of t ime t o f i l e b r i e f b u t f a i l e d t o f i l e a n a p p e l l a t e b r i e f and f a i l e d t o respond t o t h e motion t o d i s m i s s s a i d a p p e a l even a f t e r having r ece ived a warning from t h e Court of Appeals, r e s u l t i n g i n d i s m i s s a l of h e r c l i e n t ' s appea l . The pane l no t ed an agg rava t i ng f a c t o r , to-wit : t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o a v a i l h e r s e l f of a n added oppor tun i ty t o f i l e a motion t o set a s i d e t h e d e f a u l t e n t e r e d i n t h e d i s c i p l i n a r y proceedings and t h a t Respondent 's f i r s t r e sponse t o t h e s e v e r a l n o t i c e s , r e q u e s t s
and compla in ts was h e r p e r s o n a l appearance a t t h e p a n e l hea r ing . The p a n e l found v i o l a t i o n s of Canons 6 and 7 , to-wit : DR~-101(A)(3) and DR7-101(A)(2) and ( 3 ) ; r ega rd ing t h e f a i l u r e s t o answer, t h e pane l found v i o l a t i o n s of Canon 1, DR1-102 (A) (5 ) (6 ) , and GCR 1963, 953(1)-(4) and ( 7 ) and 962.2(b) . Cos ts were a s s e s s e d i n t h e amount of $255.82. No appea l ha s been f i l e d .
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