In re Fouty

The case is before the Court upon the May 10, 2012, request for hearing1 filed by Magistrate Carol Fouty, Magistrate for Kanawha County and respondent herein. By this Court’s order of April 9, 2012, Magistrate Fouty was suspended without pay from her position as magistrate pursuant to Rule 2.14(d)(2) of the Rules of Judicial Diseiplin*258ary Procedure2 following a finding of probable cause that Magistrate Fouty has engaged or is currently engaged in a serious violation of the Code of Judicial Conduct, and further noting that the Magistrate previously had received a written admonishment in…