STATE OF MICHIGAN
FILED ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE BOARD March 21, 2022
Attorney Discipline Board
GRIEVANCE ADMINISTRATOR, Attorney Grievance Commission,
Petitioner, v RAYMOND GUZALL III, P60980, Respondent. ________________________________/
Case No. 20-54-GA
ORDER DENYING RESPONDENT’S MOTION FOR DISCLOSURE TO ADDRESS AND ATTEMPT TO ELIMINATE UNFAIRNESS, THE APPEARANCE OF UNFAIRNESS, IMPROPRIETY, THE APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY, BIAS, PREJUDICE AND ABUSE, AND ATTEMPT TO SATISFY THE APPEARANCE OF JUSTICE STANDARD, AND MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS UNTIL AFTER THESE DISCLOSURES ARE MADE
Issued by the Attorney Discipline Board 333 W. Fort St., Ste. 1700, Detroit, MI
Respondent has filed a series of motions pertaining to disqualification and related matters, many of which are hybrid motions for reconsideration, with very slight modifications in each motion, and have contained baseless allegations or insinuations of bias and unfairness. This matter is once again before the Board, this time on respondent’s above-titled motion, seeking disclosure of (1) information as to why his discipline file was reassigned to three different Attorney Grievance Commission attorneys, and (2) “a sworn written statement as to [recused Board Member Alan Gershel’s] relationship, contacts and/or associations with Barry Seifman, or the communications he has had in regards to this case, Seifman or Guzall and when and with whom he communicated in regards to this case, Seifman or Guzall . . .” and requests that the Board once again stay the proceedings before the hearing panel until the requested disclosures are made.
Respondent’s motion contains no factual or legal basis to support his request for relief, and is wholly irrelevant to the question of whether respondent committed misconduct.
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that respondent’s motion is DENIED. ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE BOARD
Dated: March 21, 2022
By:
_____________________________ Michael B. Rizik, Jr., Chairperson
Board members Michael B. Rizik, Jr., Linda Hotchkiss, M.D., Rev. Dr. Louis J. Prues, Karen D. O'Donoghue, Michael S. Hohauser, Peter A. Smit, Linda M. Orlans, and Jason M. Turkish concur in this decision.
Board Member Alan Gershel recused himself and did not participate.