Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCAD-12-0000686
17-SEP-2012
10:54 AM
NO. SCAD-12-0000686
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I
OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner,
vs.
B. LADD UEOKA, Respondent.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(ODC 09-067-8790, 09-068-8791, 09-099-8822)
ORDER
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Acoba, McKenna, and Pollack, JJ., and
Intermediate Court of Appeals Associate Judge Leonard,
in place of Nakayama, J., recused)
Upon consideration of the petition submitted by the
Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC) requesting the immediate
suspension of Respondent B. Ladd Ueoka from the practice of law,
pursuant to Rule 2.12A of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the
State of Hawai'i (RSCH), the memorandum and exhibits in support
thereof, and the record, it appears (1) the ODC has three pending
investigations against Respondent Ueoka docketed under ODC 09
067-8790, ODC 09-068-8791 and ODC 09-099-8822; (2) Respondent
Ueoka has failed to cooperate in the investigation of these three
complaints by not providing, for more than two years, financial,
bookkeeping, and other documents requested or subpoenaed by ODC;
and (3) as to ODC 09-068-8791 and ODC 09-099-8822, Respondent
Ueoka represented to ODC that said documents would be promptly
produced. It further appears that nowhere in the record of ODC
09-066-8789 did ODC agree to refrain from asserting against
Respondent Ueoka a failure to cooperate in any other
investigation pending against him. In light of the record and
the foregoing, this court finds Respondent Ueoka has failed to
cooperate with ODC’s lawful investigation, including a failure to
comply with two lawfully issued subpoenas. Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.12A, that
Respondent B. Ladd Ueoka is suspended from the practice of law.
This order is effective immediately and until further order of
this court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this order imposing
suspension upon Respondent Ueoka shall constitute a suspension of
Respondent Ueoka for purposes of RSCH Rule 2.16 and that the
Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai'i
and Respondent Ueoka shall therefore comply with the relevant
requirements of that Rule.
IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that the Clerk shall forthwith
distribute a copy of this order to all judges. Distribution may
be by electronic mail.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, September 17, 2012.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr.
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Richard W. Pollack
/s/ Katherine G. Leonard
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