NO. 28441



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I



OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner,


vs.


CHRISTOPHER S. B. WOO, Respondent.



ODC 07-025-8485, 07-026-8486, 07-027-8487




ORDER OF TRANSFER TO INACTIVE STATUS
(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ., and I
ntermediate Court of Appeals Judge Fujise,
in place of Nakayama, J., recused)

Upon consideration of the Office of Disciplinary Counsel's Motion For Transfer Of Respondent To Inactive Status Due To Incapacity, the memorandum, affidavit and exhibit thereto, and the record, it appears that Respondent Christopher S. Woo, by submitting the letter of Boyd J. Slomoff, M.D., dated January 10, 2007, has asserted he is suffering from a disability that makes it impossible for him to defend himself in disciplinary proceedings. Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

(1) This case is remanded to the Disciplinary Board for institution of proceedings pursuant to Rule 2.19(b) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai'i ("RSCH");

(2) Respondent Woo is immediately transferred to inactive status, pursuant to RSCH 2.19(c), due to disability until a determination is made of Respondent Woo's capacity to continue the practice of law in the RSCH 2.19(b) proceeding;

(3) The pending disciplinary investigations in ODC Nos. 07-025-8485, 07-026-8486, and 07-027-8487, may proceed, as provided in RSCH 2.19(h), provided that no disciplinary proceeding shall be commenced and any pending disciplinary proceeding against Respondent Woo shall be held in abeyance while Respondent Woo remains on inactive status pursuant to RSCH 2.19(c); and

(4) This order shall be effective upon entry.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, March 23, 2007.


Carole R. Richelieu,
Chief Disciplinary Counsel,
for petitioner, on the
motion