Opinion
DOCKET NO. BAR-16-12
08-03-2016
BOARD OF OVERSEERS OF THE BAR Plaintiff v. ANTHONY J. SINENI Me. Bar # 007418 Defendant
SCHEDULING ORDER
This Bar Discipline is before the Court to consider a stipulated waiver of Grievance Commission proceedings filed May 16, 2016. The waiver was signed by Deputy Bar Counsel and an attorney representing Mr. Sineni. Shortly after the waiver was received by the Court, the attorney representing Mr. Sineni died.
Thereafter, the Court, through the Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court, has inquired of the parties and of the law firm that had represented Mr. Sineni as to whether the representation was going to continue or new counsel was going to appear and whether the parties were prepared to proceed based on the waiver. No definitive answer to these questions has been received. The matter should not be delayed further pending resolution of this uncertainty.
Therefore, the Court ORDERS:
1. The Stipulated Waiver of Grievance Commission proceedings is DISMISSED without prejudice.
2. The Board shall proceed by filing a Disciplinary Information before the Grievance Commission.
3. Unless new counsel enters an appearance, Mr. Sineni shall be deemed to be unrepresented in further proceedings before the Board or the Court. Dated: August 3, 2016
/S/_________
Donald G. Alexander
Associate Justice
Maine Supreme Judicial Court