BOARD MEMBERS JOHN L . COTE. CHAIRPERSON LEO A. FARHAT MSGR. CLEMENT H . KERN DAVID BAKER LEWIS. SECRETARY FRANK J. MCDEVITT, D . 0 . WILLIAM G . REAMON LYNN H . SHECTER. VICE-CHAIRPERSON
STATE O F MICHIGAN
JOHN F. X.DWAIHY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR S GENERAL COUNSEL
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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION F i l e No. DP-113/81
JAMES A. CARLIN, P11615, 1800 Buhl Bui ld ing , D e t r o i t ~ i c h z a n48 226 by t h e At torney D i s c i p l i n e Board approving a S t i p u l a t i o n f o r D i s c i p l i n e by Consent.
(1) Suspension (2) For a p e r i o d of 90 days ( 3 ) E f f e c t i v e J u l y 21, 1982. Respondent admi t ted t o t h e a l l e g a t i o n s i n a s i x 'aount formal complaint t o w i t : t h a t Respondent w a s r e t a i n e d t o i n s t i t u t e a p e r s o n a l i n j u r y s u i t ? on o r about J u l y 28, 1976 f o r an a c c i d e n t which occured on o r about A p r i l 4 , 1974, and f a i l e d t o commence s u i t u n t i l A p r i l 22, 1977 thereby a l l owing t h e S t a t u t e o f L i m i t a t i o n s t o run which r e s u l t e d i n an Order
f o r Acce le ra ted Judgment f o r Defendant; t h a t Respondent never advised t h e c l i e n t of s a i d judgment, and, a l though r e p e a t e d l y r eques t ed t o do s o , Respondent f a i l e d , neg lec t ed and o r r e f u s e d t o communicate w i t h t h e c l i e n t r ega rd ing t h e s t a t u s of t h e c a s e i n v i o l a t i o n of GCR 953(1-4) and Canons l , 6 and 7 of t h e Code of P r o f e s s i o n a l Responsb i l i t y , t o w i t : DR1-102(A) (5-6) DR6-101 (A) ( 3 ) and DR7-101 (A) (1-3) ; t h a t Respondent n e g l e c t e d two s e p a r a t e c i v i l a c t i o n s , f a i l i n g t o inform t h e c l i e n t re-
gard ing t h e s t a t u s of t h e c a s e s , abondoning t h e c l i e n t ; t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o answer t h r e e Requests f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n submit ted by t h e Grievance Admin i s t r a to r .
The Board cons idered a p r i o r r e c o r d - o f d i s c i p l i n e .
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