Opinion
No. 11-1114
01-10-2013
NANCIE M. GIVENS, AS ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SUPREME COURT COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT PETITIONER v. ALICE WARD GREENE, ARKANSAS BAR NO. 95197 RESPONDENT
PETITIONER'S MOTION AND
AMENDED MOTION FOR DEFAULT
JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF
DISBARMENT
MOTION GRANTED.
PER CURIAM
Petitioner Nancie M. Givens, as acting Executive Director of the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct, filed with this court a petition for disbarment against Alice Ward Greene on November 9, 2011. Ms. Greene was personally served with a summons on November 14, 2011, and an amended summons on January 5, 2012. Ms. Greene failed to respond and the Committee then moved for default judgment and an order of disbarment based upon the facts in its original petition. The petition alleged serious misconduct on the part of Ms. Greene. On March 29, 2012, this court appointed a special master, the Honorable Tom Keith, to make findings of fact, conclusions of law, and to recommend an appropriate sanction. See Givens v. Greene, 2012 Ark. 135 (per curiam).
The special master filed the requested findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations on September 28, 2012. The special master found that Ms. Greene committed serious misconduct and was in default for failing to respond after due and legal notice. Givens again moved this court for an entry of a final order of disbarment on October 1, 2012, and our clerk was directed to set a briefing schedule. Ms. Greene's brief was due on December 4, 2012. To date, Ms. Greene has failed to file anything with this court. Therefore, she is in default under Ark. R. Civ. P. 55, the allegations of the petition for disbarment are deemed admitted, and the proper sanction is disbarment. See Ligon v. Revels, 367 Ark. 186, 238 S.W.3d 609 (2006) (per curiam).
The name of Alice Ward Greene, Arkansas Bar No. 95197, shall be removed from the registry of licensed attorneys, and she is barred and enjoined from engaging in the practice of law in this state.
It is so ordered.