Matter of Casey Nixon ( 2020 )

05/11/2020 1 Pamela D. Bucy Case Number: PR 20-0265 Chief Disciplinary Counsel 2 P.O. Box 1099 Helena, MT 59624-1099 3 (406) 442-1648 pbucy@montanaodc.org 4 Office of Disciplinary Counsel 5 6 7 8 BEFORE THE COMMISSION ON PRACTICE OF THE 9 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA 10 ************* 11 ) IN THE MATTER OF CASEY NIXON, ) Supreme Court Cause No. ________ 12 ) An Attorney at Law, ) ODC File No. 19-077 and 19-133 13 ) Respondent. ) CITATION TO APPEAR IN 14 ) ANSWER TO COMPLAINT OF THE ) OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY 15 ) COUNSEL 16 TO: CASEY NIXON, Respondent, Greetings: 17 YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Office of Disciplinary Counsel for 18 the State of Montana has filed with the Supreme Court of the State of Montana its 19 Formal Complaint against you pursuant to Rule 12 of the Montana Rules for Lawyer 20 Disciplinary Enforcement (2018) (“MRLDE”), a copy of which Complaint is 21 attached hereto. 22 Members of the federal bar are advised to comply with the Local Rules of 23 Procedure for the U.S. District Court (Montana), Appendix B, ¶ 2, Reciprocal 24 Discipline – Duty to Notify of Pending Disciplinary Actions. If you are a member 25 Citation to Appear in Answer to Complaint - Page 1 1 of another jurisdiction with the same or similar requirement, you are required to 2 comply with those rules. 3 YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to make and file with the Clerk of this 4 Court your written answer to said Complaint within twenty (20) days from and after 5 service upon you of this Citation and a copy of said Complaint pursuant to Rule 12, 6 MRLDE. 7 Any procedural motions, for example, a Motion for Extension of Time within 8 which to Answer the Complaint, filed by you or by your Counsel prior to the filing 9 of the Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations of the Commission on Practice, 10 shall be addressed to and filed with Shelly Smith, Commission on Practice, P.O. Box 11 203005, Helena, MT 59620-3005, and served upon the Office of Disciplinary 12 Counsel, P.O. Box 1099, Helena, MT 59624-1099, as provided by Rule 12, 13 MRLDE. 14 In the event of your failure to file an answer within the time prescribed, you 15 will be held and deemed in default as provided by Rule 12C(2), MRLDE. 16 WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court this _____ day of May, 2020. 17 18 19 20 ____________________________ (COURT SEAL) BOWEN GREENWOOD 21 Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of Montana 22 23 24 25 Citation to Appear in Answer to Complaint - Page 2