NOTICE OF TRANSFER TO INACTIVE STATUS PURSUANT TO MCR 9.121(B)
Case No. 24-5-GA
Notice Issued: May 30, 2024
Vanessa G. Fluker, P 64870, Detroit, Michigan
Transfer to Inactive Status, Effective June 13, 2024
The Grievance Administrator filed a formal complaint which charged that respondent committed acts of professional misconduct warranting discipline. At a virtual prehearing conference on March 4, 2024, counsel for the Grievance Administrator indicated that MCR 9.121, which provides for the transfer of a respondent to inactive status when the respondent is incapacitated and unable to practice law, is appropriate here, and orally moved for the panel to consider the application of MCR 9.121. Respondent stated she agreed and consented to an order issued under MCR 9.121 placing her on inactive status.
Tri-County Hearing Panel #13 reported its findings and conclusions as to the circumstances that lead to the request for transfer by the Grievance Administrator, and agreed to by respondent. Based on respondent's own admissions and the evidence presented, the panel unanimously determined that respondent is incapacitated from continuing to practice law as defined in MCR 9.121(B)(3). The panel issued an order transferring respondent to inactive status pursuant to MCR 9.121(B) for an indefinite period, effective June 13, 2024, to allow respondent to complete the winding down of her practice, and until further order of a panel or the Board in accordance with MCR 9.121(E). The panel further ordered that the allegations of professional misconduct contained in Formal Complaint 24‑5‑GA are to be held in abeyance pursuant to MCR 9.121(B)(4).
No costs were assessed in this matter.