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STATE OF MINNESOTA IN SUPREME COURT A10-1381 In re Petition for Disciplinary Action against John M. Tancabel, a Minnesota Attorney, Registration No. 108273. ORDER The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility has filed a petition and supplementary petition for disciplinary action alleging that respondent John M. Tancabel committed professional misconduct warranting public discipline, namely, failure to comply with court orders, failure to timely submit required court filings, failure to appear for multiple hearings in multiple client matters, failure to properly serve opposing parties, issuance of a check to opposing counsel for attorney fees and costs that was not supported by sufficient funds, disbursements of disputed client funds to himself without notification to the client or resolution of the dispute, failure to deposit client funds into a trust account, failure to timely return original client documents, failure to diligently pursue client matters, failure to adequately communicate with clients, and failure to cooperate with the Director's investigation, in violation of Minn. R. Prof. Conduct 1.1, 1.3, 1.4(a)(1), 1.4(a)(3), 1.4(a)(4), 1.5(b), 1.15(b), 1.15(c)(5), 1.16(d), 3.2, 3.4(c), 8.1(b), and 8.4(d), and Rule 25, Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility (RLPR). Respondent waives his procedural rights under Rule 14, RLPR, and withdraws his previously filed answer to the disciplinary petition. The parties jointly recommend that 1

the appropriate discipline is an indefinite suspension for a minimum of 90 days, and that respondent be permitted to petition for reinstatement, as provided by Rule 18(a)

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