BOARD MEMBERS JOHN L COTE CHAIRPERSON LEO A. FARHAT MSGR CLEMENT H KERN DAVID BAKER LEWIS. SECRETART FRANK J MCDEVITT. D 0. WILLIAM G REAMON LYNN H SHECTER. VICE-CHAIRPERSON
STATE O F M I C H I G A N
JOHN F. X.DWAIHY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6 GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE 1 2 6 0 3 3 3 W.FORT STREET DETROIT. MICHIGAN 4 8 2 2 6 TELEPHONE:(^^^) 9 6 3 - 5 5 5 3
NOTICE OF REVOCATION F i l e No. DP-206/80 & DP-46/81 Related: 2539/80, 1010/80, 332/81,
and 749/81
MICHAEL A. MAGNOTTA (P 16974), 2316 Brighton, S.E., Grand Rapids, M I 49502, by Attorney Di sc ip l ine Board Kent C i r c u i t Hearing Panel "B" .
(1) Revocation o f l i c e n s e ; (2) E f f e c t i v e August 10, 1981. The hea r ing panel found t h a t Respondent had neg lec t ed c e r t a i n c i v i l l i t i g a t i o n and made misrepresenta t ions t o h i s c l i e n t regard ing p rog res s of s a i d ma t t e r wi th t h e i n t e n t t o decieve the c l i e n t when Respondent had taken no a c t i o n on t h e
c l i e n t ' s beha l f ; t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o answer a Request f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n regard ing s a i d misconduct. Regarding a s e p a r a t e complaint , t h e pane l found t h a t Respondent was r e t a i n e d t o i n s t i t u t e d ivorce proceedings and was pa id a r e t a i n e r , t h a t Respondent p re sen ted h i s c l i e n t wi th a document pu rpor t ing t o be a t r u e copy of a Judgment of Divorce when Respondent d i d no t o b t a i n such a Judgment, s a i d Judgment being f r a d u l e n t and no a c t i o n f o r d ivorce having been f i l e d ; regarding a s e p a r a t e c o u n t , t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o answer another Request f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n submit ted by t h e Grievance Administrator ; r e - gard ing a s e p a r a t e c o u n t , t h a t Respondent agreed t o p rosecu te a medical malprac t ice claim, rece ived $500.00 from t h e c l i e n t purpor ted ly f o r t h e c o s t s of a depos i t i on which was never con- ducted, t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o respond t o t h e i n q u i r i e s
of t h e c l i e n t regard ing t h e p rog res s of the ca se and f a i l e d t o t a k e any a c t i o n on h e r beha l f and t h a t ~ e s p o n d e n tf a i l e d t o answer t h e Grievance ~ d m i n i s t r a t o r ' sR equest f o r ~ n v e s t i g a - t i o n i n r e g a r d t o gr ievance of s a i d medical malprac t ice c l i e n t . Respondent was found t o have v i o l a t e d Canons 1, 6 and 7 of t h e
Code of P r o f e s s i o n a l ~ e s p o n s i b i l i t y ,t o-wit: DR 1-102(A) (1) (4 ) - (6 ) , DR 6-101 (A) (3) , DR 7-101 (A) (1)- (3) , DR 6-101 (A) , DR 7-102 (A) ( 4 ) - ( 5 ) , GCR 953 (1)- ( 4 ) , (7 ) , and GCR 962.2 (B) .
Pursuant t o Respondent 's Delayed P e t i t i o n f o r Review t h e Board i s s u e d an Order t o Show Cause s e t t i n g a review hear-
ing ; however, t h e Grievance Admin i s t r a to r ' s P e t i t i o n t o Vacate t h e Order t o Show Cause and D i s m i s s t h e P e t i t i o n f o r Review was g ran ted by t h e Board. Cos ts w e r e a s se s sed by t h e hea r ing panel i n t h e amount of $351.26.
( JOHN F. X. &rec to r
DWAIHY, Executive u & General Counsel
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