Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCAD-XX-XXXXXXX
23-FEB-2021
08:11 AM
Dkt. 52 ORD
SCAD-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I
DISCIPLINARY BOARD OF THE HAWAI#I SUPREME COURT,
Petitioner,
vs.
RICHARD T. MIYAO,
Respondent.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(ODC NO. 17-O-059)
ORDER
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Wilson, and Eddins, JJ.,
and Intermediate Court of Appeals Associate Judge Wadsworth,
in place of McKenna, J., recused)
Upon consideration of the February 16, 2021 motion,
filed by Bradley Tamm, as Trustee Administrator at the Office of
Disciplinary Counsel (ODC), for permission from this court to
apply the provisions of Rule 2.20(h)(7) of the Rules of the
Supreme Court of the State of Hawai#i (RSCH) (2021) to the
remaining, unclaimed client files from the law practice of
attorney Richard T. Miyao, and upon a review of the record in
this matter, we conclude that, in light of the successful efforts
undertaken to notify former clients of the existence of client
files and of the necessity of retrieving those files, no further
purpose would be served by retaining the remaining, unclaimed
files pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.20(d)(1984). Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Trustee Administrator Tamm
may apply the provisions of RSCH Rule 2.20(h) (2021) as
appropriate to ensure the proper retention of legally operative
original documents and other items of value from the files, and
the secure destruction of the remaining materials.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, February 23, 2021.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Michael D. Wilson
/s/ Todd W. Eddins
/s/ Clyde J. Wadsworth
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