2009-Ohio-608
Case No. CLE-1999-30374.Supreme Court of Ohio.
February 13, 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 1997-1998 reporting period.
On April 6, 2000, 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. 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 February 6, 2009, 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,
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It is ordered by the court that the recommendation of the commission is adopted and respondent, Peter Joseph Osetek, is hereby reinstated to the practice of law.
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS
1. An amendment to Rule 1(4) of the Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio (creation of the position of vice-chair of the Board of Bar Examiners) was reported in the Supreme Court of Ohio Administrative Actions dated January 28, 2009. The amendment is effective February 1, 2009.
The final version of the amendment has been published in the February 16, 2009 Ohio Official Reports advance sheet.
2. Proposed amendments to Rule 20 of the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio (appointment of counsel for indigent defendants in capital cases) have been published for public comment in the February 16, 2009 Ohio Official Reports advance sheet.
MOYER, C.J., and PFEIFER, LLNDBERG STRATTON, O’CONNOR, O’DONNELL, LANZINGER, and CUPP, JJ., concurred in publishing the proposed rule amendments for public comment.