STATE OF MICHIGAN Attorney Discipline Board
GRIEVANCE ADMINISTRATOR, Attorney Grievance Commission,
Petitioner/Appellee, v JENNIFER MICHELLE PAINE, P 72037, Respondent/Appellant. /
2023-Jun-28
Case Nos. 22-3-GA; 22-93-GA
ORDER DISMISSING PETITION FOR REVIEW, VACATING ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AND CANCELING REVIEW HEARING
Issued by the Attorney Discipline Board 333 W. Fort St., Ste. 1700, Detroit, MI Respondent filed a Petition for Review on May 10, 2023, of the hearing panel’s April 28, 2023 order of disbarment. In accordance with MCR 9.118, the Attorney Discipline Board issued an order to show cause on May 19, 2023, directing the parties to appear before the Board to show cause why the hearing panel order should not be affirmed.
The Board’s order to show cause directed that a party seeking review should file a brief in support of a petition for review no later than June 9, 2023, with a responsive brief due June 23, 2023. Respondent did not file her brief on June 9, 2023. To date, respondent has not filed her supporting brief as directed in the Board’s order to show cause, nor has she requested an extension of time to do so. The Grievance Administrator filed a Motion to Dismiss Petition for Review on June 16, 2023, requesting that respondent’s petition for review be dismissed for failing to comply with the provisions of MCR 9.118.
The Board has considered the requirements of MCR 9.118(B) as specifically referenced in the order to show cause, and the Administrator’s motion to dismiss, and, being otherwise fully advised,
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that, in accordance with MCR 9.118(B), respondent’s petition for review filed May 10, 2023, is DISMISSED. The Board’s order to show cause is VACATED and the review hearing scheduled for August 16, 2023, is CANCELLED.
ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE BOARD
By:
/s/ Mark A. Armitage Executive Director
Dated: June 28, 2023