IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION No. 70005
OF JOSHUA LEE SMITH.
JOSHUA LEE SMITH,
Appellant,
vs.
VANESSA LUCIDO; AND KENT F.
PETERSEN, JUL 08 2096
Re SD ondents.
ORDER
This appeal was docketed in this court on March 18, 2016,
without payment of the requisite filing fee. On May 19, 2016, this court
issued an order directing appellant to pay the filing fee within ten days.
Further, the order cautioned appellant that failure to comply with this
order may result in the imposition of sanctions, including referral of
counsel to the State Bar of Nevada for investigation pursuant to SCR 104-
105. To date, appellant has not paid the filing fee or otherwise responded
to this court's order. Accordingly, cause appearing, this appeal is
dismissed.
Because it appears that the conduct of appellant's counsel,
Bradley J. Hofland, may constitute violations of RPC 1.3 (diligence), 3.2(a)
(expediting litigation), and 8.4 (misconduct), we refer Mr. Hofland to the
State Bar of Nevada for investigation pursuant to SCR 104-105. Bar
counsel shall, within 90 days of the date of this order, inform this court of
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the status or results of the investigation and any disciplinary proceedings
in this matter.
It is so ORDERED. 1
,J.
Hardesty
J.
Pickering
P ..W, , J .
CC : Hon. Linda Marquis, District Judge, Family Court Division
Hofland & Tomsheck
Bradley J. Hofland
Willick Law Group
Stan Hunterton, Bar Counsel
Eighth District Court Clerk
'In light of this order, we take no action on appellant's notice of
voluntary dismissal filed March 28, 2016.
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