NOTICE OF REPRIMAND WITH CONDITIONS
(By Consent)
Case Nos. 24-53-JC; 24-54-GA
Notice Issued: August 23, 2024
Anthony E. Jacobs, P 52742, Washington, Michigan
Reprimand - Effective August 21, 2024
Respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a Stipulation for Consent Order of Discipline, in accordance with MCR 9.115(F)(5), which was approved by the Attorney Grievance Commission and accepted by the hearing panel.
The stipulation contained respondent’s admission that, as set forth in Notice of Filing of Judgment of Conviction, he was convicted by guilty plea on November 7, 2023[1], of two counts of Controlled Substance Use, misdemeanor offenses, in violation of MCL 333.7404(2)(A), in People v Anthony Essa Jacobs, 16th Circuit Court Case No. 2023-000824-FH and on April 4, 2022 of one count of Disorderly Person - Loitering re Illegal Business, a misdemeanor offense, in violation of MCL 333.7404(2)(A), in the matter titled People v Anthony Essa Jacobs, 16th Circuit Court Case No. 2022-000170-FH. Formal Complaint 24-54-GA alleged that respondent failed to report his convictions as required by MCR 9.120(A) and (B).
Based on respondent's conviction, admission and the parties' stipulation, the panel found that respondent engaged in conduct that violated a criminal law of a state or of the United States, an ordinance, or tribal law pursuant to MCR 2.615, in violation of MCR 9.104(5); failed to provide notice of his convictions in violation of MCR 9.120(A) and (B); and violated or attempted to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, in violation of MRPC 8.4(a).
In accordance with the stipulation of the parties, the hearing panel ordered that respondent be reprimanded and that he be subject to conditions relevant to the established misconduct. Costs were assessed in the amount of $861.36.
[1] Respondent was actually sentenced on November 7, 2023; the date of his convictions was June 21, 2023. See 16th Circuit Court Register of Actions.