Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCAD-11-0000087
15-MAR-2011
08:35 AM
SCAD-11-0000087
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I
OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner,
vs.
NATHAN PACO, Respondent.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(ODC 10-054-8888)
NOTICE AND ORDER
(By: Nakayama, J., for the court1
)
Upon consideration of the Office of Disciplinary
Counsel’s petition for issuance of reciprocal discipline notice
to Respondent Nathan Paco, and the memorandum, affidavit, and
exhibits appended thereto, it appears: (1) on May 21, 2010, the
Supreme Court of California disbarred Respondent Paco, required
him to make restitution recommended by the Hearing Department of
the State Bar Court of California, and required him to comply
with Rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court; (2) Rule 2.15(b)
of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai'i (RSCH)
requires issuance of a notice that imposition of the same or
substantially equivalent discipline (disbarment with conditions
that respondent make restitution and comply with court rules)
will be imposed pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.15(c) in the State of
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Considered by: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Duffy and McKenna, JJ. and
Intermediate Court of Appeals Chief Judge Nakamura, in place of Acoba, J.,
recused.
Hawai'i, unless Respondent Paco shows cause as to why such
discipline is unwarranted; and (3) Respondent Paco is not in the
State of Hawai'i. Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition is granted, and
Respondent Paco shall, pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.15(b), inform this
court, within thirty (30) days after service of this notice, of
his claim(s) and the reasons therefor, as to why an equivalent or
substantially equivalent discipline in the State of Hawai'i is
unwarranted.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.15(b),
that the Office of Disciplinary Counsel shall, in accordance with
the service requirements of RSCH Rule 2.11, serve upon Respondent
Paco a copy of this Notice and Order, and a copy of the
California Supreme Court’s disbarment order. Service may be
effectuated by certified mail to the address shown on Respondent
Paco’s latest registration statement or any other last known
address, as provided by RSCH Rule 2.11(a).
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, March 15, 2011.
FOR THE COURT:
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
Associate Justice
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