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813 N.E.2d 329

In re Kinney

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided August 12, 2004

Indiana Supreme Court · decided 2004-08-12

Decided 2004-08-12

¶1ORDER CONVERTING SUSPENSION FOR NONCOOPERATION WITH THE DISCIPLINARY PROCESS TO INDEFINITE SUSPENSION

¶2On December 10, 20083, pursuant to Ind. Admission and Discipline Rule 23(10), *330this Court suspended the respondent, Martin H. Kinney, from the practice of law in this state for failing to provide to the Disciplinary Commission a response to a grievance filed against him. The Disciplinary Commission has now moved to have the respondent's suspension converted to an indefinite suspension from the practice of law, pursuant to Admis.Disec.R. 23(10).

¶3We now find that more than six months have passed since the respondent was suspended due to his noneooperation with the disciplinary process. Accordingly, given the passage of time and the respondent's continued failure to cooperate with the disciplinary process, we now find that the respondent's suspension should be converted to an indefinite suspension from the practice of law, pursuant to Admis.Disc.R. 23(10).

¶4IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the current suspension from the practice of law of the respondent, Martin H. Kinney, for failure to cooperate with the disciplinary process is hereby converted to an indefinite suspension, effective immediate-Iy. Accordingly, in order to become readmitted to the practice of law in this state, the respondent must successfully petition this Court for readmittance pursuant to Admis.Disc.R. 23(4).

¶5The Clerk of this Court is directed to forward notice of this Order to the respondent or his attorney and to the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission.

All Justices concur.
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