Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Melehan
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Opinion
Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCAD-XX-XXXXXXX 10-DEC-2020 01:23 PM Dkt. 6 ORD
SCAD-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I _________________________________________________________________
OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner,
vs.
ELIZABETH C. MELEHAN, (Bar No. 5743) Respondent. _________________________________________________________________
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (ODC Case Nos. 19-0057 and 19-0326)
ORDER OF TRANSFER TO INACTIVE STATUS (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, and Wilson JJ., and Intermediate Court of Appeals Associate Judge Wadsworth, assigned by reason of vacancy)
Upon review of the November 24, 2020 petition filed by
the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC) on behalf of, and with
the approval of, the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of
the State of Hawai#i, requesting this court to immediately
transfer Respondent Elizabeth C. Melehan to inactive status,
pursuant to Rule 2.19 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the
State of Hawai#i (RSCH), or for alternate relief, the
declarations and exhibits appended thereto, and the supplemental
materials submitted in this matter on November 30, 2020 by ODC, we conclude that placing Respondent Melehan on inactive status,
pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.19(c), is warranted. Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Respondent Melehan is
immediately transferred to inactive status in this jurisdiction,
pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.19(c), effective with the filing of this
order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent Melehan, pursuant
to RSCH Rule 2.19(b), shall, within 30 days after the entry date
of this order, file under seal further materials in support of
her assertions, which may include letters and other documentation
from qualified medical personnel.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that ODC shall suspend and hold
in abeyance proceedings against Respondent Melehan to the extent
required by RSCH Rule 2.19(h).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Disciplinary Board
shall, pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.19(d), cause a notice of this
transfer to inactive status to be published in a newspaper of
general circulation in the judicial circuit in which Respondent
Melehan maintained her practice.
IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that the clerk of the court,
pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.19(e), shall transmit a certified copy of
this order to all judges of the State of Hawai#i and shall
request their assistance and such action as may be indicated,
2 pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.20, to protect the interests of both
Respondent Melehan and her clients.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, December 10, 2020.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Michael D. Wilson
/s/ Clyde J. Wadsworth
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