NO. 28494
IN
THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I
OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL,
Petitioner,
vs.
J.E. MAYLA BLAKLEY,
Respondent.
(ORIGINAL PROCEEDING)
(ODC NOS. 02-026-7224, 05-127-8279, 06-005-8345, 06-066-8406)
ORDER OF DISBARMENT
(By: Moon, C.J.,
Levinson, Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ.)
Upon consideration of the
Disciplinary Board's Report and Recommendation for the
Suspension of J. E. Mayla Blakley and Respondent Blakley's lack of
objection
thereto as exhibited by her failure to file an answer to the Petition
as permitted
by Rule 2.7(c) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of
Hawai'i (RSCH) or
to request briefing as permitted by RSCH Rule 2.7(d), it appears that
Respondent
Blakley violated RSCH Rules 1.1, 1.2(a), 1.3, 1.4(a), 1.4(b),
1.15(a)(1), 1.15(b),
1.15(c), 1.15(d), 1.15(g)(7), 1.15(h), 1.16(a)(2), 1.16(d), 3.2,
3.4(e), 8.1(b),
8.4(a), 8.4(c), and 8.4(d) of the Hawai'i Rules of Professional
Conduct. It
further appears that Respondent Blakley has departed from the State of
Hawai'i,
and making discipline effective thirty (30) days after entry of this
order, see
RSCH Rule 2.16(c), would be pointless. See Office of Disciplinary Counsel v.
DeMello, 61 Haw. 223, 225, 601 P.2d 1087, 1088 (1979). Therefore,
IT
IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Disciplinary Board's Report and
Recommendation is
rejected, and Respondent J. E. Mayla Blakley is disbarred from the
practice of law
in this jurisdiction, effective upon entry of this order. See Office of
Disciplinary Counsel v. Lau, 85 Hawai'i 212, 215, 941 P.2d 295,
298
(1997)("misappropriation of client funds by the client's attorney
warrants
disbarment absent strong mitigating circumstances").
IT
IS FURTHER ORDERED that, as conditions for reinstatement,
1.
Respondent Blakley shall pay restitution in the
amount of $9,440.80 to Wayne
Brumfield.
2.
Respondent Blakley shall pay any costs of these
proceedings as approved upon
timely submission of a bill of costs, and shall comply with the
requirements of
RSCH Rules 2.16 and 2.17.
DATED:
Honolulu, Hawai'i, August 14, 2007.
Carole R. Richelieu,
chief disciplinary counsel
for petitioner
J.E. Mayla Blakley,
respondent pro se