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IN RE DISCIPLINARY MATTER INVOLVING EVANS

No. 7271.

661 P.2d 171 (1983)

In re the Disciplinary Matter Involving Melchor P. EVANS, Respondent Attorney.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

March 11, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melchor P. Evans, Ben Esch, Dickson, Evans & Esch, Anchorage, for respondent.

Richard J. Ray, Anchorage, for Alaska Bar Association.

Before BURKE, C.J., RABINOWITZ, MATTHEWS and COMPTON, JJ.

OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether public censure is an appropriate sanction for the failure of Melchor P. Evans, an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Alaska, to respond to a request for investigation as required by the Alaska Bar Rules. For the reasons stated below, we hold that it is.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On December 9, 1980, Daryl Methvin, a former client of Evans, submitted a...

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