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OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner,
v.
JOHN MATTHEW SCHUM, (HI Bar #8525), Respondent.
No. SCAD-23-0000254
Supreme Court of Hawaii
September 13, 2023
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (ODC Case No. 18-0130)
Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, and Eddins JJ., and Intermediate Court of Appeals Associate Judge Hiraoka, in place of Nakayama, J., recused, and Intermediate Court of Appeals Associate Judge Wadsworth, assigned by reason of vacancy
ORDER
Upon consideration of Respondent John Schum's May 23, 2023 reply to the May 1, 2023 Notice &Order entered by this court in this matter, pursuant to Rule 2.15 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai'i (RSCH), the exhibits appended thereto, the June 19, 2023 response filed by Petitioner Chloe Fasi, Deputy Disciplinary Counsel at the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, the July 23, 2023 sur-reply from Respondent Schum and the exhibits appended thereto, and the
record in this matter, we conclude that, given the nature and seriousness of the misconduct engaged in by Respondent Schum, which he concedes was concerted, intentional, and dishonest, he has failed to demonstrate that the reasons for the California discipline no longer exist, pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.15(c)(3), and conclude that no other provision of RSCH Rule 2.15(c) applies to warrant departure from imposing the same or substantially similar discipline in this jurisdiction. We note that Respondent Schum's May 23, 2023 reply and his July 23, 2023...
