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JOHN L . COTE. CHAIRPERSON LEO A. FARHAT MSGR. CLEMENT H . KERN DAVID BAKER LEWIS. SECRETARY FRANK J . MCDEVITT. 0.0 . WILLIAM G . REAMON LYNN H . SHECTER. VICE-CHAIRPERSON
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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION
JOHN F. X.DWAIHY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6
GENERAL COUNSEL
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DETROIT. MICHIGAN 4 8 2 2 6 TELEPHONE :(313) 9 6 3 - 5 5 5 3
NO. DP-140/81, 119/81, 86/81 and 63/81
HUBERT J. MORTON (P 25940) , 1717 C i t y Na t iona l Bank Bldg., D e t r o i t , M I 48226, . b y Attorney D i s c i p l i n e Board, Wayne C i r c u i t Hear ing Pane l "K"
(1) Suspension; (2) For a p e r i o d o f s i x t y (60) days; (3 ) E f f e c t i v e February 9 , 1982. The hea r ing pane l found: t h a t Respondent neg lec t ed a p e r s o n a l i n j u r y a c t i o n , f a i l e d t o inform a c l i e n t on t h e s t a t u s of t h e ca se , and f a i l e d t o coopera te wi th s u b s t i t u t e counse l i n t h e ma t t e r ; f a i l e d t o pursue a c l i e n t ' s c l a im rega rd ing funds i n a mortgage escrow account and f a i l e d t o communicate w i th t h i s c l i e n t ; t h a t Respondent p re sen ted , w i thou t n o t i c e t o opposing counse l , a pro- posed o r d e r f o r r e l i e f i n d ivo rce proceedings c o n t a i n i n g r e l i e f which had been den ied by t h e c o u r t , and t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o g ive n o t i c e t o h i s c l i e n t r ega rd ing a d e p o s i t i o n scheduled i n s a i d d ivo rce proceeding; t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o appear i n response t o
a motion t o compel d i scove ry and f a i l e d t o a d v i s e h i s c l i e n t o f t h e same; t h a t Respondent f a i l e d and r e f u s e d t o coope ra t e w i th suc- c e s s o r counse l i n a r r a n g i n g f o r s u b s t i t u t i o n o f a t t o r n e y s . Regard-
i n g a s i x t h count , t h e pane l found t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o appear a t proceedings be fo re t h e D i s c i p l i n e Board h e a r i n g pane l and f a i l e d t o answer t h e Formal Complaints conso l ida t ed f o r hear ing . The pane l found v i o l a t i o n s of t h e fol lowing: GCR 953 (1)- ( 4 ) and (7) and 964.4 ( a ) and t h e Code of 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 , to-wit : Canon 1, DR1-102 (A) (1)( 3) (5) (6) , Canon 2 , DR (A) (3) , and Canon 7, DR7-101 (A) (1)- (3) . 2 -110 (B) ( 4 ) , Canon 6 , DR6-101 Cos ts were a s s e s s e d i n t h e
amount of $337.53.
General Counsel
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DAVID BAKER LEWIS, Secretary. of the Attorney Discipline Board