NO. 27671


IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I




IN RE CATHERINE H. LESICA,
Petitioner.

(ORIGINAL PROCEEDING)



ORDER GRANTING PETITION TO RESIGN AND SURRENDER LICENSE
(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ.)

Upon consideration of Petitioner Catherine H. Lesica's (Petitioner Lesica) December 21, 2005 petition to resign and surrender her license to practice law in the State of Hawai`i while in good standing, the attached affidavits, and the lack of any objections by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, it appears that the petition complies with the requirements of Rule 1.10 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai`i (RSCH). Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition to resign and surrender Petitioner Lesica's license to practice law in the State of Hawai`i while in good standing is granted.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner Lesica shall return her original license to practice law to the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Hawai`i forthwith. The Clerk shall retain the original license as part of this record. Pursuant to RSCH Rule 1.10(g), Petitioner Lesica shall comply with the notice, affidavit, and record requirements of subsections (a), (b), (d), and (g) of RSCH Rule 2.16.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Hawai`i shall remove the name of Catherine H. Lesica, attorney number 3444, from the roll of attorneys of the State of Hawai`i, effective with the filing of this order.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, January 24, 2006.