Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Lamon ( 2019 )

Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCAD-XX-XXXXXXX
22-OCT-2019
08:11 AM
SCAD-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I
OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL,
Petitioner,
vs.
BRUCE LAMON, (Bar no. 2738)
Respondent.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(ODC Case No. 18-0308)
ORDER GRANTING PETITION
(By: Nakayama, Acting C.J., McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.,
and Intermediate Court of Appeals Associate Judge Fujise,
in place of Recktenwald, C.J., recused)
Upon consideration of the October 14, 2019 renewed
petition for an order immediately restraining Respondent Bruce
Lamon from the practice of law, filed by the Office of
Disciplinary Counsel (ODC) pursuant to Rule 2.13 of the Rules of
the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai#i (RSCH), the exhibit
attached thereto, and the record in this matter, this court
concludes that the April 2, 2019 order entered by the United
States District Court for the District of Oregon, accepting
Respondent Lamon’s guilty plea to one count of violating 26
U.S.C. § 7201 (“Attempt to evade or defeat tax”), a felony,
fulfills the conditions set forth by RSCH Rule 2.13(a) for the
immediate restraint of Respondent Lamon’s license and this court
finds no good cause on the record to refrain from applying RSCH
Rule 2.13(a). Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that ODC’s petition is granted.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent Lamon is
immediately restrained from the practice of law in this
jurisdiction, pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.13(b), pending final
disposition of a disciplinary proceeding based on the finding of
guilt.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this matter is hereby
referred to the Disciplinary Board of the Hawai#i Supreme Court
for institution of formal disciplinary proceedings, to be
convened once this conviction becomes final, as defined by RSCH
Rule 2.13(d). The sole issue to be determined at those hearings
shall be the discipline to be imposed.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, October 22, 2019.
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Richard W. Pollack
/s/ Michael D. Wilson
/s/ Alexa D.M. Fujise
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