Opinion
No. 03PDJ039 (Cons. No. 00PDJ078).
August 29, 2003.
The Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved the parties' Conditional Admission of Misconduct with regard to Samuel Reyes Escamilla, attorney registration number 10905. The agreed-upon and approved sanction was revocation of the previously imposed period of probation and lifting the stay of the remaining nine month period of suspension, while imposing a one year and three month suspension to run concurrently with the remaining nine month suspension. In one case, respondent represented a client in a dissolution of marriage action. He neglected the client's matter by failing to comply with the delay reduction order or responding to the court's show cause orders, resulting in the dismissal of the action based on respondent's failing to prosecute. In a second matter, respondent represented a client in an immigration matter. Respondent failed to appear at a scheduled hearing. As a result of respondent and his client failing to appear, the court entered a deportation order. Thereafter, the client sought substitute counsel. Respondent's conduct violated Colo. RPC 1.3, Colo. RPC 1.4(a), Colo. RPC 3.4(c), and Colo. RPC 8.4(d). Respondent was ordered to pay costs of the proceeding.