Regulation 2 - Miscellaneous Procedures(A) Depositions taken in disciplinary proceedings shall be filed with the director as prescribed in Civ. R. 32.(B) If relator and respondent stipulate to facts, the panel chair or a judge or lawyer commissioner member of the panel may either cancel a hearing and deem the matter submitted in writing or order that a hearing be held with all counsel and the respondent present.(C) Notwithstanding the agreement of relator and respondent on a stipulated violation or recommended sanction, neither the hearing panel nor the Board is bound by the joint recommendation. The panel retains discretion to make a recommendation to the Board, and the Board retains discretion to make a final recommendation to the Supreme Court on the violation or appropriate sanction.Ohio. Gov. Bar. R., reg. 2
Amended effective 3/1/2023.