2009-Ohio-381
Case No. CLE-2006-66016.Supreme Court of Ohio.
February 2, 2009.
MISCELLANEOUS ORDERS.
ORDER
This matter originated in this court on the filing of a report by the Commission on Continuing Legal Education (“commission”) pursuant to Gov.Bar R. X(6)(A)(1)(b) and (A)(2)(d). The commission recommended the imposition of sanctions against certain attorneys, including the above-named respondent, for failure to comply with the provisions of Gov.Bar R. X, Attorney Continuing Legal Education, for the 2004-2005 reporting period.
On April 27, 2007, this court adopted the recommendation of the commission, imposed a sanction fee upon the respondent, and suspended the respondent from the practice of law pursuant to Gov.Bar R.
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X(6)(B)(3) and (5)(A)(4). The court further ordered that respondent shall not be reinstated to the practice of law in Ohio until respondent complies with the requirements for reinstatement set forth in Gov.Bar R. X(7), respondent complies with the Supreme Court Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio, respondent complies with this and all other orders of the court, and this court orders respondent reinstated.
On November 13, 2008, the commission filed a recommendation pursuant to Gov.Bar R. X(7)(B)(2) finding that the respondent has paid all fees assessed for noncompliance, has made up all deficiencies, and is now in full compliance with all requirements of Gov.Bar R. X and recommending that the respondent be reinstated to the practice of law in Ohio. The commission certified that respondent had completed the credit hours of continuing legal education required during the suspension by this court’s order of suspension. Respondent has satisfied all the requirements of this court’s order of suspension. Upon consideration thereof,
It is ordered by the court that the recommendation of the commission is adopted and respondent, Pauline Remenyi Aydin, is hereby reinstated to the practice of law.
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS
1. An amendment to Rule 4.2 of the amended Code of Judicial Conduct was reported in the Supreme Court of Ohio Administrative Actions dated January 20, 2009. That amendment will become effective with the amended Code of Judicial Conduct on March 1, 2009. The amendment to Rule 4.2 modifies division (C)(6) and Comment [2] and adds new divisions (B)(4) and (C)(7), allowing party affiliation or membership to be communicated in person or in advertising through the date of the primary election.
The final version of the amendment to Rule 4.2 has been published in the February 2, 2009 Ohio Official Reports advance sheet.
2. Amendments to Rule VI of the Rules for the Government of the Judiciary of Ohio (reference of civil action pursuant to R.C. 2701.10) have been adopted effective February 2, 2009. The final version of the amendments has been published in the February 2, 2009 Ohio Official Reports advance sheet.
Moyer, C.J., and Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O’Connor, O’Donnell, Lanzinger, and Cupp, JJ., concurred in adopting the amendments.
3. Proposed amendments to the Ohio Rules of Appellate Procedure (4 and 43), Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure (4.2, 33, 36, 47 and 86), Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure (24, 32 and 59), and Ohio Rules of Juvenile Procedure (25 and 47) have been filed with the General Assembly and have been republished for public comment in the February 2, 2009 Ohio Official Reports advance sheet.
Moyer, C.J., and Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O’Connor, Lanzinger, and Cupp, JJ., concurred in filing the proposed rule amendments with the General Assembly and republishing them for public comment.
O’Donnell, J., concurred but abstained as to the proposed amendments to Crim. R. 32.