Opinion
Supreme Court No. SB-08-0096-D
September 4, 2008.
JUDGMENT AND ORDER
This matter having come on for hearing before the Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Arizona, it having duly rendered its decision, and no discretionary review or sua sponte review occurring,
IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that JOHN G. MORRISON, a suspended member of the State Bar of Arizona, is hereby disbarred from the practice of law, effective from the date of this judgment and order, for conduct in violation of his duties and obligations as a lawyer, as disclosed in the Disciplinary Commission Report.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that JOHN G. MORRISON shall pay restitution in the following amounts to the following individuals:$5,991.00 TOTAL $53,527.65
Charles Feeback $8,186.65 Richard Delutri $14,850.00 Curtis Sanchez $15,000.00 Nadine (Marogil) Sanchez $9,500.00 Alicia GillumIT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent shall comply with all the provisions of Rule 72, Rules of the Supreme Court of Arizona, including, but not limited to, Rule 72(a), which requires that Respondent notify all of his clients, within ten (10) days from the date hereof, of his inability to represent them and that he should promptly inform this Court of his compliance with this Order as provided in Rule 72(e).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent shall comply with all rule provisions regarding reinstatement proceedings.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent shall be assessed costs and expenses of the disciplinary proceedings as provided in Rule 60(b).
TO:
John G. Morrison, Respondent (Certified Mail, Return Receipt and Regular Mail)
Stephen P. Little, Bar Counsel
Honorable H. Jeffrey Coker, Hearing Officer 6R
Leticia V. D'Amore, Disciplinary Clerk (Cert. Copy)
Sandra Montoya, Lawyer Regulation Records Manager, State Bar of Arizona (Cert. Copy)
Perry Thompson, Director of Admissions, Supreme Court of the United States (Cert. Copy)
Molly Dwyer, Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Cert. Copy)
Richard Weare, Clerk, United States District Court, District of Arizona (Cert. Copy)
West Publishing Company (Jode Ottman)
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