JUDGMENT AND ORDER
This matter having come before the Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Arizona, it having duly rendered its decision, and no discretionary or sua sponte review occurring,
IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that NICHOLAS S. HENTOFF a member of the State Bar of Arizona, is hereby suspended from the practice of law for a period of six-months and one-day, retroactive to November 1, 2008, for conduct in violation of his duties and obligations as a lawyer, as disclosed in the Disciplinary Commission Report.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that NICHOLAS S. HENTOFF shall be placed on probation upon reinstatement. The length and terms of the probation shall be determined at the time of reinstatement.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that NICHOLAS S. HENTOFF shall pay restitution in the amount of $40,000.00 to Irma Verdugo, with a minimum monthly payment amount of $100.00 until the retainer is paid in full.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that NICHOLAS S. HENTOFF shall make payment in the amount of $1,000.00, to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent shall comply with all the provisions of Rule 72, Rules of the Supreme Court of Arizona, including, but not limited to, Rule 72(a), which requires that Respondent notify all of his clients, within ten days from the date hereof, of his inability to represent them and that he should promptly inform this Court of his compliance with this Order as provided in Rule 72(e).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent shall comply with all rule provisions regarding reinstatement proceedings.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that pursuant to Rule 60(b), the State Bar of Arizona is granted judgment against NICHOLAS S. HENTOFF for costs and expenses of these proceedings in the amount of $919.50, together with interest at the legal rate from the date of this judgment.
DATED this ____ day of _________ , 2009.
TO:
Nicholas S. Hentoff, Respondent (Certified Mail, Return Receipt and Regular Mail)
Amy K. Rehm, Bar Counsel
Kraig J. Marton, Hearing Officer 8A
Leticia V. D'Amore, Disciplinary Clerk (Cert. Copy)
Sandra Montoya, Lawyer Regulation Records Manager, State Bar of Arizona (Cert. Copy)
Molly Dwyer, Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Cert. Copy)
Richard Weare, Clerk, United States District Court, District of Arizona (Cert. Copy)