Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Jacobs
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Opinion
Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCAD-12-0000694 05-OCT-2012 08:51 AM
NO. SCAD-12-0000694
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I
OFFICE OF THE DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner,
vs.
ALLISON L. JACOBS, Respondent.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(ODC 12-029-9045)
ORDER IMPOSING INTERIM SUSPENSION
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, McKenna, and Pollack, JJ.)
Upon consideration of the petition from the Office of
Disciplinary Counsel (ODC) for issuance of a reciprocal
discipline notice to Respondent Allison Jacobs, the memorandum,
affidavit, and exhibits appended thereto, ODC’s September 28,
2012 submission regarding service upon Jacobs, and the record, it
appears that, on November 14, 2011, the Connecticut Superior
Court of the Judicial District of New Haven suspended Respondent
Jacobs from the practice of law until further review, pursuant to
Section 2-42 of the Connecticut Practice Book, in light of
Respondent Jacob’s failure to timely respond to disciplinary
proceedings and for admitted misappropriations of client funds,
in violation of Rules 1.15, 8.1(2), 8.4(3) and 8.4(4) of the
Connecticut Rules of Professional Conduct. It further appears
from the record that service upon Respondent Jacobs of this
court’s notice and order, entered pursuant to Rule 2.15 of the
Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai'i (RSCH), and
accompanying certified copy of the Connecticut order, was
complete upon mailing on August 15, 2012, pursuant to RSCH Rules
2.11(a) and 17(d)(1). It also appears that Jacobs has not
responded to the notice and order by the 30-day deadline of
September 14, 2012, imposed by RSCH Rule 2.15(b). Therefore,
reciprocal discipline, pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.15(c) and (d),
being authorized and justified,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Respondent Allison Jacobs is
placed on interim suspension, effective with the filing of this
order, until further order of this court, pursuant to RSCH Rules
2.15(c), 2.15(d) and 2.23.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, October 5, 2012.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr.
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Richard W. Pollack
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