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854 N.E.2d 822

In re Singleton

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided October 2, 2006

Indiana Supreme Court · decided 2006-10-02

Decided 2006-10-02

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

¶2On January 6, 2006, pursuant to Ind. Admission and Discipline Rule 28 § 10(f), this Court suspended respondent, Edwin D. Singleton, 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 respondent's suspension converted to an indefinite suspension from the practice of law pursuant to Admis.Disc.R. 23 § Respondent has not responded to the Commission's motion to convert his current suspension.

¶3We now find that more than six months have passed since respondent was suspended due to his noncooperation with the disciplinary process. Accordingly, given the passage of time and respondent's continued failure to cooperate with the disciplinary process, we further find that respondent's suspension should be converted to an indefinite suspension from the practice of law, pursuant to Admis.Disc.R. 28 § 10(f)(4).

¶4IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the current suspension from the practice of law of respondent, Edwin D. Singleton, for failure to cooperate with the disciplinary process is hereby converted to an indefinite suspension, effective immediately. Accordingly, in order to become readmitted to the practice of law in this state, respondent must successfully petition this Court for readmittance pursuant to Ad-mis. Disc. R. 28 § 4.

¶5The Clerk of this Court is directed to forward notice of this order to respondent by certified mail, return receipt requested, at his address as reflected in the Roll of Attorneys; to the Disciplinary Commission; and as provided in Admis.Disc.R. 28 § 3(d), and to post this Order on the Court's website for orders concerning final resolution of attorney disciplinary cases.

All Justices concur.
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