Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. DeMello

The Disciplinary Board of the Hawaii Supreme Court has submitted to this court its report and recommendation that Respondent DeMello be disbarred. The record shows that Respondent failed to appear after being duly notified of two separate hearings in his- case, and that Respondent has failed to file any formal response at any stage of these proceedings despite adequate service upon him of the applicable pleadings and documents. Respondent first failed to file an answer to the original petition for discipline. Supreme Court Rule 16.7(b) states that where there is such a failure to answer

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