In re Topete

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NO. 27042 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I IN RE DIEGO TOPETE, Petitioner. ORIGINAL PROCEEDING ORDER GRANTING PETITION TO RESIGN AND SURRENDER LICENSE (By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ.) Upon consideration of Petitioner Diego Topete s Petition to Resign and Surrender License, the attached affidavits, and the lack of objections by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, it appears that the petition complies with the requirements of Rule 1.10 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai#i ( RSCH ). Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition is granted. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner Topete shall return his original license to practice law to the Clerk of this court forthwith. The Clerk shall retain the original license as part of this record. Petitioner Topete shall comply with the notice, affidavit, and record requirements of subsections (a), (b), (d), and (g) of RSCH 2.16. IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that the Clerk shall remove the name of Diego Topete, attorney number 5918, from the roll of attorneys of the State of Hawai#i, effective with the filing of this order. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, January 24, 2005.

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