Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCAD-13-0000911
21-JAN-2014
10:37 AM
SCAD-13-0000911
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I
OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner,
vs.
RONALD G.S. AU, Respondent.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(ODC 11–16-8940)
ORDER OF SUSPENSION
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, and Pollack, JJ.
and Intermediate Court of Appeals Associate Judge Foley,
in place of Acoba, J., recused)
Upon consideration of the May 17, 2013 Report and
Recommendation of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of
the State of Hawai#i (hereinafter, “the Disciplinary Board”), the
briefs filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC) and the
Respondent, Ronald G.S. Au, and the record, we adopt the
Disciplinary Board’s Report and Recommendation, and, therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Respondent Ronald G.S. Au is
suspended for a further five years, effective immediately,
notwithstanding Rule 2.16(c) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of
the State of Hawai#i (RSCH), in light of the fact Respondent Au
is currently suspended from the practice of law.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent Au shall file
with this court, within 30 days after the date of entry of this
order, an affidavit showing compliance with RSCH Rule 2.16(d) and
this order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, in addition to any other
requirements for reinstatement imposed by the Rules of the
Supreme Court of the State of Hawai#i, Respondent Au shall pay
all costs of these proceedings as approved upon the timely
submission of a verified bill of costs by ODC and an opportunity
to respond thereto, as prescribed by RSCH Rule 2.3(c).
IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that Respondent Au’s motion for
permission to petition for reinstatement is denied and, further,
that Respondent Au, pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.17(b)(3), may not
petition for reinstatement until two and a half years have
elapsed from the date of entry of this order.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, January 21, 2014.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Richard W. Pollack
/s/ Daniel R. Foley
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