Opinion
No. 94S00-0805-MS-285.
July 10, 2008.
ORDER DENYING REDUCTION OF FEE REQUIREMENT
As a general rule, each attorney who is an active member of the bar of this Court on August 1 of each year is required pay a $115 registration fee on or before October 1 of such year. If payment is not made in a timely manner, a delinquent fee is added, beginning at $65 and increasing to $265 for payments made after December 31. See Admission and Discipline Rule 2(b). An attorney suspended for nonpayment of fees may submit to the Clerk a written application for reinstatement under Admission and Discipline Rule 2(h), which requires payment of all applicable fees, including a $200 administrative reinstatement fee.
On May 21, 2006, this Court entered an order suspending certain attorneys, including Movant, for failure to pay their attorney registration fees ("Suspension Order"). Movant has filed a "Verified Motion for Consideration of Hardship Reinstatement," stating that he has recently experienced financial hardship and requesting this Court to "grant him a reduction in the current Registration Fee requirement."
The Court concludes Movant has stated insufficient grounds for reduction in the fees required for reinstatement to the practice of law. The Court therefore DENIES the motion.
The Clerk of this Court is directed to give notice of this order to Movant, to the Disciplinary Commission, to the Board of Law Examiners, to the Supreme Court Administrator, to State Court Administration, and to all other entities entitled to notice under Admission and Discipline Rule 23(3)(d).
DONE at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 10th day of July, 2008.