IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF No. 70064
CHANDAN MANANSINGH, BAR NO.
12033. FILED
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ORDER OF REFERRAL TO
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SOUTHERN NEVADA DISCIPLINARY BOARD E d CLE
This is a petition under SCR 111(4) concerning attorney
Chandan Manansingh, based on his conviction for two misdemeanor
offenses—coercion and domestic battery. These crimes are not "serious" as
defined by SCR 111(6) because they are not felonies and do not include as
a necessary element "conduct as an attorney, interference with the
administration of justice, false swearing, misrepresentation, fraud, willful
failure to file an income tax return, deceit, bribery, extortion,
misappropriation, theft, or an attempt or a conspiracy or solicitation of
another to commit a 'serious crime." Accordingly, an automatic
suspension and referral to a disciplinary board are not required by SCR
111(7) and (8).
Although the crimes at issue give us some cause for concern as
Manansingh's personal behavior and conduct may "adversely reflect] ] on
[his] fitness to practice law," we decline to order Manansingh to show
cause why an immediate temporary suspension should not be imposed as
provided by SCR 111(9) because Manansingh is already subject to• a
temporary suspension under SCR 111 for a separate felony conviction, see
In re Discipline of Manansingh, Docket No. 65233 (Order of Temporary
Suspension and Referral to Disciplinary Board, April 25, 2014), and is on
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an administrative suspension under SCR 212 for failing to remain current
with his continuing legal education credit requirements, see In re
Application of the Bd. Of Continuing Legal Educ., Docket No. 63647
(Order Dismissing Petition as to Certain Respondent Attorneys and
Granting Petition as to Certain Respondent Attorneys, April 10, 2014).
However, given the nature of the offenses, Manansingh's apparent
violation of his federal probation, and his other pending disciplinary
matter, see In re Discipline of Manansingh, Docket No. 67557 (Order
Rejecting Conditional Guilty Plea Agreement and Remanding for Further
Proceedings, October 22, 2015), we refer this matter to the Southern
Nevada Disciplinary Board for any action it may deem warranted, see SCR
111(9).
It is so ORDERED. 1
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cc: Chair, Southern Nevada Disciplinary Board
C. Stanley Hunterton, Bar Counsel, State Bar of Nevada
Bailey Kennedy
Kimberly K. Farmer, Executive Director, State Bar of Nevada
'This order constitutes our final disposition of this petition. Any
further disciplinary proceedings involving Manansingh shall be docketed
as a new matter.
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