State, ex rel., Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. North

State, ex rel., Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. North
1987 OK 97
749 P.2d 103
Case Number: SCBD-3369
Decided: 10/13/1987
Supreme Court of Oklahoma

State of Oklahoma, ex rel., Oklahoma Bar Association, Complainant,
v.
Raymond D. North, Respondent

Hargrave, Vice-Chief Justice

ORDER

¶1 The Court has considered the Motion filed herein by Complainant seeking to stay the briefing schedule and to remand this action to the Trial Panel for making additional findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendation of discipline. The Court has also considered Respondent's Objection to the Motion.

¶2 Based on the facts and circumstances of this cause, the provisions of Rule 6.11 - 6.13 Rules Governing Disciplinary Proceedings, 5 O.S. Ch. 1, App. 1-A (1981), and the arguments advanced by the parties, the Court finds and holds, that said Motion should be granted.

¶3 IT IS, THEREFORE, THE ORDER OF THIS COURT THAT:

This matter should be, and hereby is, remanded to the trial Panel for further proceedings for making findings of fact, conclusions of law, and a recommendation of discipline pursuant to Rule 6.13, supra. If, on remand, the panel should be dissatisfied with the stipulation tendered to it by the parties, it may refuse to accept the tender and inquire into the facts.

¶4 The briefing schedule is stayed until further order of this Court.

¶5 DONE BY THE SUPREME COURT IN CONFERENCE THIS 13th DAY OF OCTOBER, 1987.

¶6 HARGRAVE, V.C.J., HODGES, LAVENDER, SIMMS, OPALA, WILSON, KAUGER, and SUMMERS, JJ., CONCUR.

DOOLIN, C.J., DISSENTING

¶1 At the time of hearing, attorney North was placed in jeopardy and failure to draw conclusions, make findings of fact and conclusions of law by the panel, amounts to exoneration.