Opinion
S277926
03-10-2023
DUDENSING ON DISCIPLINE
Recommended discipline imposed: disbarred
The court orders that JANICE DIANNE DUDENSING (Respondent), State Bar Number 279561, is disbarred from the practice of law and that Respondent's name is stricken from the roll of attorneys.
Respondent must pay the following:
1. Monetary sanctions totaling $600 as ordered in Chipak v. Hinkley, Sacramento County Superior Court case No. 34-2015-174166;
2. Monetary sanctions totaling $1,700 as ordered in Oregel v. McCarthy, case No. 34-2016-205412; and
3. Monetary sanctions in the amount of $1,000 payable to the Client Security Fund as ordered in Jeff and Trudie Smith v. Banc of California, Placer County Superior Court case No. SCV0037797.
Respondent must also comply with California Rules of Court, rule 9.20, and perform the acts specified in subdivisions (a) and (c) of that rule within 30 and 40 calendar days, respectively, after the date this order is filed. (Athearn v. State Bar(1982) 32 Cal.3d 38, 45 [the operative date for identification of clients being represented in pending matters and others to be notified is the filing date of this order].)
Respondent must pay monetary sanctions to the State Bar of California Client Security Fund in the amount of $5,000 in accordance with Business and Professions Code section 6086.13 and rule 5.137 of the Rules of Procedure of the State Bar. Monetary sanctions are enforceable as a money judgment and may be collected by the State Bar through any means permitted by law.
Costs are awarded to the State Bar in accordance with Business and Professions Code section 6086.10 and are enforceable both as provided in Business and Professions Code section 6140.7 and as a money judgment, and may be collected by the State Bar through any means permitted by law.