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BOARD MEMBERS: FREDERICK G,. BUESSER. JR. JOHN L . COTE. CHAIRPERSON MSGR. CLEMENT H. KERN DAVID BAKER LEWIS. SECRETARY FRANK J. MCDEVITT. D.O. WILLIAM G. REAMON

LYNN H . SHECTER. VICE-CHAIRPERSON

STATE OF MICHIGAN

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This i s t o inform the Courts of the S t a t e of Michigan of the following f i n a l Order of Discipline:

NOTICE OF SUSPENSION -76 7.53-4 ' KENNETH W . CRAUSE (P12322), 102 N . Maumee, P.O. Box 366, Tecumseh, Michigan 49286, by Attorney Discipl ine Board Wayne County Ci rcu i t Hearing Panel # I , f o r a period of One Hundred Twen ty-One (1 21 ) days, e f f ec t i ve December 18, 1979. Respondent was charged by the Grievance Administrator w i t h f a i l u r e t o pay cos t s assessed a s a r e s u l t of two p r io r d i sc ip l inary proceedings, f a i l u r e t o answer a Request f o r Invest i - gation made i n r e l a t i o n t o payment of said c o s t s , neglect of a c l i e n t matter r e su l t i ng i n the lapse of the period of l imi ta t ion w i t h i n which sa id c l i e n t ' s negligence act ion could have been brought, and f a i l u r e t o answer a Request f o r Invest igat ion made pursuant t o the complaint of said c l i e n t . The complaint contain- ing the foregoing charged v io la t ions of Canon 1 , DR 1-1 02 ( A ) (1 -6 ) , Canon 2, DR 2-1 10 (B) (4 ) , Canon 6 , DR 6-1 01 (A) (1-3), DR 6-1 02, and GCR 953 (2-4) and (7-8). The Hearing Panel reported t h a t the a l l ega t ions contained i n Counts I through V a s r ec i t ed by the Acting Grievance Admin- i s t r a t o r were admitted by the Respondent. The Panel found t h a t the Respondent v iola ted Canons 6 and 7 of the Code of Professional Responsi b i l i t y . 1 ?

David Baker Lewis, Secretary ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE BOARD

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