Disciplinary Board of the Hawai'i Supreme Court v. Crowell
Date Filed2022-12-15
DocketSCAD-22-0000486
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15-DEC-2022
10:08 AM
Dkt. 111 OSUS
SCAD-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I
DISCIPLINARY BOARD OF THE HAWAI#I SUPREME COURT,
Petitioner,
vs.
MOANIKE#ALA RUTH CROWELL (Bar No. 9296),
Respondent.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(ODC Case Nos. 20-0027, 21-0103,
21-0157, 22-0071, 22-0077, 22-0080, 22-0087)
ORDER
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins, JJ.)
Upon consideration of the August 11, 2022 petition,
filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC), seeking,
pursuant to Rule 2.12A of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the
State of Hawai#i (RSCH), Respondent Moanike#ala R. Crowell’s
immediate suspension from the practice of law, this court’s
September 16, 2022 order, holding the petition in abeyance to
provide Respondent Crowell the opportunity to establish her
cooperation, the December 2, 2022 report filed in this matter by
the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC), and the record in this
matter, we find that Respondent Crowell has failed to respond to
four separate subpoenas lawfully issued by ODC, pursuant to RSCH
Rule 2.12, and that therefore grounds exist for the granting of
the petition. See RSCH Rule 2.12A(a). Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, pursuant RSCH Rule 2.12A,
Respondent Crowell is suspended from the practice of law. This
order is effective immediately and until further order of this
court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this order imposing
suspension upon Respondent Crowell shall constitute a suspension
for purposes of RSCH Rule 2.16. The Disciplinary Board of the
Hawai#i Supreme Court and Respondent Crowell shall therefore
comply with the relevant requirements of that Rule.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the clerk of the court,
pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.16(f), shall promptly transmit by
electronic means a copy of this order to all judges of the State
of Hawai#i.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, December 15, 2022.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Michael D. Wilson
/s/ Todd W. Eddins
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