Opinion
NO. 2015-0594
05-14-2015
Disciplinary Counsel v. Hillman
DISCIPLINARY CASE.
On April 13, 2015, the Board of Professional Conduct filed a final report in the office of the clerk of this court pursuant to Gov.Bar R. V(16), in which it accepted the agreement entered into by relator, disciplinary counsel, and respondent, Steven Edward Hillman. The agreement set forth the misconduct and the agreed recommended sanction of a one-year suspension stayed in its entirety on conditions. The board recommended that the agreement be accepted. The court, sua sponte, issued an order waiving the issuance of a show-cause order, and this matter was submitted to the court on the report and record filed by the board.
It is hereby ordered by the court that the recommended sanction is rejected. It is further ordered that, pursuant to Gov.Bar R. V(17)(D), this cause is remanded to the Board of Professional Conduct for further proceedings. Proceedings before this court in this case are stayed until further order of this court. Costs to abide final determination of the case.
It is further ordered that all documents filed with this court in this case shall meet the filing requirements set forth in the Rules of Practice of the Supreme Court of Ohio, including requirements as to form, number, and timeliness of filings.