Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCAD-XX-XXXXXXX
27-OCT-2021
09:25 AM
Dkt. 8 ORD
SCAD-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I
OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL,
Petitioner,
vs.
THOMAS DOMENICO SANDS, (HI Bar #9682),
Respondent.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(ODC Case No. 21-0228)
NOTICE AND ORDER
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins JJ.)
Upon consideration of the petition for issuance of a
reciprocal discipline notice upon Respondent Thomas Domenico
Sands, filed on October 22, 2021 by the Office of Disciplinary
Counsel (ODC) pursuant to Rule 2.15(b) of the Rules of the
Supreme Court of the State of Hawai#i (RSCH), the declaration and
exhibits appended thereto, and the record in this matter, we
conclude the record submitted warrants the issuance of a notice
to Respondent Sands that imposition of the same or substantially
equivalent discipline will be imposed upon him, pursuant to RSCH
2.15(c), in the State of Hawai#i, unless he shows cause as to why
such discipline is unwarranted. Finally, it appears Respondent
Sands is not in the State of Hawai&i. Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition is granted.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that ODC shall serve this Notice
and Order and a certified copy of the disciplinary decisions upon
Respondent Sands by certified mail both at the Honolulu address
registered with the Hawai#i State Bar Association and the
California address found at Docket 2:2.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent Sands shall
inform this court, within 30 days after service of this notice
upon him, of his claim(s) and the reasons therefor as to why the
imposition in this jurisdiction of an equivalent or substantially
equivalent discipline is unwarranted.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, October 27, 2021.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Michael D. Wilson
/s/ Todd W. Eddins
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