NO. 26183
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I
OFFICE
OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner,
vs.
JON
H. MAGARIFUJI, Respondent.
(ODC NOS. 03-261-7861; 03-262-7862)
Upon consideration of the Office of Disciplinary Counsel's "Request that Respondent Jon H. Magarifuji be Reinstated to the Practice of Law in Hawai'i[,]" the papers in support thereof, and the record, it appears that: (1) on January 16, 2004, Respondent Magarifuji was suspended from the practice of law in Hawai'i, pursuant to Rule 2.12A of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai'i (RSCH), for failure to cooperate with the disciplinary investigations of ODC 03-261-7861 and ODC 03-262-7862; (2) Rule 2.12A(b) states that a RSCH 2.12A suspension "shall be effective immediately and until such time as the disciplinary proceedings before the Disciplinary Board have been concluded, and until further order of this court"; (3) the Office of Disciplinary Counsel states that Respondent Magarifuji cooperated with and supplied the Office of Disciplinary Counsel with the information and documents needed to completely address and resolve ODC 03-261-7861 and ODC 03-262-7862; and (4) the Office of Disciplinary Counsel requests that Respondent Magarifuji be reinstated to the practice of law in Hawai'i. Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Respondent Magarifuji is reinstated to the practice of law in Hawai'i, effective upon entry of this order and payment of applicable dues and fees.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, October 7, 2008.