In re: Wootton

• Court: Hawaii Supreme Court
• Decided: June 18, 2024
• Docket: SCPR-24-0000400
• Status: Published

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPR-XX-XXXXXXX 18-JUN-2024 01:05 PM Dkt. 6 OGP

SCPR-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI

IN RE RICHARD C. WOOTTON, Petitioner.

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

ORDER GRANTING PETITION TO RESIGN IN GOOD STANDING (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ.)

Upon consideration of the petition to resign from the

practice of law in the State of Hawaiʻi, filed by attorney

Richard C. Wootton (Petitioner), pursuant to Rule 1.10 of the

Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaiʻi (RSCH), which

the court construes as also seeking to retain the paper license

as a memento, as authorized by RSCH Rule 1.10(b), and the

declarations submitted in support thereof, we conclude that

Petitioner has complied with the requirements of RSCH Rule 1.10.

Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition to resign is

granted. Petitioner may retain the paper license as a memento. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED pursuant to RSCH Rule 1.10(g) that

Petitioner shall comply with the notice, declaration, and record

requirements of RSCH Rule 2.16(a), (b), (d) and (g).

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk shall remove the name

of Petitioner, attorney number 6815, from the roll of attorneys of the

State of Hawaiʻi, effective with the filing of this order.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, June 18, 2024.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Todd W. Eddins

/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza

/s/ Vladimir P. Devens