BOARD MEMBERS FREDERICK G,. BUESSER. JR . J O H N L. COTE, CHAIRPERSON MSGR. CLEMENT H. KERN DAVID BAKER LEWIS, SECRETARY FRANK J . MCDEVITT. 0 . 0 . WILLIAM G.R EAMON
LYNN H. SHECTER. VICE-CHAIRPERSON
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This i s t o inform t h e Courts of the S t a t e of Michigan of t h e fol lowing Order of Disc ip l ine :
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION F i l e No. DP-199/80 JAMES A. CARLIN, (P11615), 1800 Buhl Building, D e t r o i t , M I 48226, by Attorney Disc ip l ine Board Wayne C i r c u i t Hearing Panel "I".
(1) Suspension; (2) For a per iod of 180 days; (3) Ef fec t ive ( r e t r o a c t i v e ) t o February 5, 1981.
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The Formal Complaint charged t h a t Respondent was r e t a i n e d i n a personal in ju ry mat ter , and, t h a t between November, 1978, and September,
1980, Res-p ondent, although repeatedly requested, f a i l e d , neglec ted , and/or refused t o communicate with h i s c l i e n t concerning t h e s t a t u s of t h e case , t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o f i l e s u i t on behalf of s a i d c l i e n t i n v i o l a t i o n of GCR 953 (1-4) and Canons 1, 6 and 7 of t h e Code of P ro fess iona l Respon- s i b i l i t y , to-wit: DR 1-102 ( A ) (5-6) , DR 6-101 (A) (3) and DR 7-101 (A) - 2 T he Complaint a l s o charges t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o answer the Grievance Adminis t ra tor ' s Request f o r Inves t iga t ion i n regard t o Count
The Hearing Panel found t h a t Respondent had v i o l a t e d t h e d i s - c i p l i n a r y r u l e s a s a l leged and considered a p r i o r record of reprimand and 100 day suspension, both i n 1980. Costs were assessed i n t h e amount of $75.00. Neither t h e Grievance Administrator nor Respondent f i l e d an appeal with t h e Disc ip l ine Board.
David Baker Lewis, Secre tary ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE BOARD
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