NO.
25969
IN
THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I
OFFICE
OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner
vs.
PAUL
D. EDMONDSON, Respondent
(ODC 02-309-7507)
ORDER GRANTING REQUEST FOR
REINSTATEMENT
(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ.)
Upon consideration of (1) the September 26, 2003 order reciprocally
suspending
Respondent Paul D. Edmondson (Respondent Edmondson) from the practice
of law in
Hawai`i for a period of twenty-one days pursuant to Rule 2.15(c) of the
Rules of
the Supreme Court of Hawai`i (RSCH), (2) the November 6, 2003
order awarding costs
in the amount of $377.67 to Petitioner Office of Disciplinary Counsel
(Petitioner
ODC), (3) Petitioner ODC's March 3, 2004 notice that Respondent
Edmondson
satisfied the November 6, 2003 order awarding costs, (4) Respondent
Edmondson's
untimely July 23, 2004 RSCH Rule 2.16(d) affidavit of compliance
that also
requests reinstatement pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.17(b),
(5) Petitioner ODC's lack of
opposition to Respondent Edmondson's request for reinstatement, and (6)
the
record,
IT IS HEREBY
ORDERED that Respondent Edmondson's request for reinstatement is
granted pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.17(b). Respondent Edmondson may
assume active
status or inactive status in the State of Hawai`i in accordance with
subsections (7) and (8)
of RSCH Rule 17(d).
DATED: Honolulu,
Hawai`i, September 20, 2004.