In re Ragland

Summary

The Indiana Supreme Court grants a petition to reinstate an attorney whose six-month suspension had not provided for automatic reinstatement. The Court finds that the petitioner’s compliance with monitoring requirements and the passage of time substantially satisfied the suspension’s probationary purposes, and reinstates him without conditions.

Holdings

1. A petition for reinstatement may be granted only upon clear and convincing proof of the requirements specified in Indiana Admission and Discipline Rule 23(4)(b), and the Court accepted the Disciplinary Commission's recommendation that Petitioner met those requirements.
2. Petitioner was reinstated to the practice of law without condition because the passage of time and compliance with the Interim Monitoring Agreement substantially satisfied the purpose of the probationary terms stated in the original suspension order.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Petitioner satisfied the requirements for reinstatement to the practice of law under Indiana Admission and Discipline Rule 23(4)(b).
2. Whether the Court should accept the Disciplinary Commission's recommendation and reinstate Petitioner without imposing the probationary conditions identified in the original suspension order.

Disposition

other