Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCAD-XX-XXXXXXX
01-NOV-2021
02:58 PM
Dkt. 5 ORD
SCAD-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I
DISCIPLINARY BOARD OF THE HAWAI#I SUPREME COURT,
Petitioner,
vs.
ROY M. KODANI, (Bar No. 691),
Respondent.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(ODC NO. 16-O-226)
ORDER OF TRANSFER TO INACTIVE STATUS
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins, JJ.)
Upon review of the October 14, 2021 petition filed by
the Office of Disciplinary Counsel on behalf of, and with the
approval of, the Disciplinary Board of the Hawai#i Supreme Court,
requesting this court to transfer Respondent Roy M. Kodani to
inactive status, pursuant to Rules 2.19(b) and 2.19(c) of the
Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai#i (RSCH), we
conclude transfer to inactive status is warranted. Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Respondent Roy M. Kodani is
transferred to inactive status in this jurisdiction, pursuant to
RSCH Rules 2.19(b) and 2.19(c), effective with the filing of this
order. Respondent Kodani shall remain on inactive status until
further order of this court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that ODC shall suspend and hold
in abeyance proceedings against Respondent Kodani to the extent
required by RSCH Rule 2.19(h).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Disciplinary Board
shall, pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.19(d) (2021), cause a notice of
this transfer to inactive status to be published.
IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that the clerk of the court,
pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.19(e), shall transmit a certified copy of
this order to all judges of the State of Hawai#i and shall
request their assistance and such action as may be indicated,
pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.20, to protect the interests of both
Respondent Kodani and his clients, if any.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, November 1, 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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