Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Rountree

Summary

The Supreme Court of Hawai'i imposed reciprocal discipline and disbarred Leslie Clarke Rountree II based on his prior disbarment by the Supreme Court of California. The court found that Rountree failed to respond to the notice of reciprocal discipline and ordered him to comply with post-disbarment filing requirements and pay the costs of the proceedings.

Holdings

1. Reciprocal discipline was authorized and justified because Respondent was disbarred by the Supreme Court of California, received notice of the Hawai'i reciprocal-discipline proceeding, and failed to respond.
2. Respondent was disbarred from the practice of law in Hawai'i, effective thirty days after entry of the order.

Questions Presented

1. Whether reciprocal discipline should be imposed in Hawai'i after Respondent was disbarred by the Supreme Court of California and failed to respond to the reciprocal-discipline notice.
2. What discipline should be imposed in Hawai'i for misconduct that would constitute violations of Hawai'i's professional-conduct rules.

Disposition

other