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A P R 1 9 2022 O R D E R G R A N T I N G P E T I T I O N F O R R E S I G N A T I O N T h i s i s a j o i n t p e titi on by t h e S t a t e B a r o f N e v a d a a nd a tt o r n e y J ohn M a r t y H o w a r d f o r h i s r e s i gn a ti on fr o m t h e N e v a d a b a r .

S CR 98 ( 5 ) p r ov i d e s t h a t N e v a d a a tt o r n e y s w ho a r e no t ac ti v e l y p r ac ti c i ng l a w i n t h i s s t a t e m a y r e s i gn fr o m t h e s t a t e b a r i f ce r t a i n c ond iti on s a r e m e t . T h e p e titi on i n c l ud e s s t a t e m e n t s fr o m s t a t e b a r s t a ff c on f i r m i ng t h a t n o d i s c i p li n a r y , f ee d i s pu t e a r b it r a ti on , o r c li e n t s ec u r it y f und m a tt e r s a r e p e nd i ng a g a i n s t H o w a r d ; a nd t h a t h e i s c u rr e n t on a l l m e m b e r s h i p f ee p a y m e n t s a nd o t h e r f i n a n c i a l c o mm it m e n t s r e l a ti ng t o h i s p r ac ti ce o f l a w i n t h i s s t a t e . S ee S CR 98 ( 5 )( a )( 1 )-( 2 ) .

B a r c o u n s e l h a s r ec o mm e n d e d t h a t t h e r e s i g n a ti o n b e a pp r ov e d , a nd t h e B o a r d o f G ov e r no r s h a s a pp r ov e d t h e a pp li ca ti on f o r r e s i gn a ti on . S ee S CR 9 8 ( 5 )( a )( 2 ) . H o w a r d ac k n o w l e d g e s t h a t h i s r e s i gn a ti on i s i rr e vo ca b l e a nd t h a t t h e s t a t e b a r r e t a i n s c on ti nu i ng j u r i s d i c ti on w it h r e s p ec t t o m a tt e r s i nvo l v i ng a p a s t m e m b e r ' s c ondu c t p r i o r t o r e s i gn a ti on . S ee S CR 98 ( 5 )( c )-( d ) . F i n a ll y , H o w a r d h a s s ub m itt e d a n a ff i d a v it o f c o m p li a n ce w it h S CR 1 15 . S ee S C R 98 ( 5 )( e ) .

2 V - I V 3 14 *2 T h e p e titi on s a ti s f i e s t h e r e qu i r e m e n t s o f S CR 98 ( 5 ) . A cc o r d i ng l y , w e a pp r ov e a tt o r n e y J ohn M a r t y H o w a r d ' s r e s i gn a ti on . S CR 98 ( 5 )( a )( 2 ) . T h e p e titi on i s h e r e by g r a n t e d .

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