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NANCY OLIVER ROBERTS :MOV.A1'4T

KENTUCKY BARASS'OCIATibN

:OPIIf.ION .. ·.. ·.. .· AID .()tmJtR: ........·.··· .. . ..

This··tnat1;~r:_i$ lzi·e{&.re•tll~ 0~n:itl·,'Up<It;:revieW'Oftbe ~;_e~Ji~tioh bft£ttom~y;

N:ancy Oliver 'Roberts/for reinstatement tp tb;¢:.ptacti¢e;'ot lf:'!:w.f.oll¢wing):t .disciplinary suspension. -0f Bf ¢ays. imPQ.$.Ei4'1?Y'.ttli$ .Cs>µr.t ir.t KBA v. RPl:J¢rts, 431 S.W,;3.d 4.0,0: (Ky. 2'0:14). No ob.jection ha.$, been made fo her re.instatement;;

however~ the .Kentucky Bar·Associatlon (KBA) Office of Bar·CQun~l (B~ Counse~) 1 <>hjeets= fo:,~e:.I\BA B~~~:Wf®.v¢r:JW~~"·;(tti~ ~&'.~) r~¢9m.m¢.nd~f.on

tha:t.Roootts b~:·eJ?;¢.9.$~d fio~ paying,tffe ¢~$t~:.#icUried J:>.Y,~tb:cd03JLfor±he reinstatement proceecling$, J3ar Cs:.rux1$¢Lelfiims:. tb~t:'"thELBoard:~s r~conunendation with .respect: to the waiver of costs -eiceedsits autli9rl:t:y under

~i..J:n the brlef file&w.ith this Court' the· Office of:aar-~CoUilselxefets:to-it~lf' as '(the.·I<aA:~· :jfo~ver,.this i$ inaccurate.hoinenClat:ur.e;-~tne Q{fice..Of:B~.Q.?tj~~~f':i$ J:>:ut one ann: ufthe.Xe:qtµ9ky ;BarA$soc,i~tj9n! · · the r.elevatit'$.\ipte,_m¢ ~9µtt'R\:il¢.~·:Wd tMtJts. r-ea:sonit<N:-·tlie :t.eootmnend~~n· i$ .¢<>ntracy:to,,:th~:,.Silp~eme Court .Ruies.and existlng:e?l~e:-1~~-•

·i:r-or:the·rea:sons ~plairte~ ~e1oW1: w~·:acc¢pft~e a:o.ata,S: r~JXUP;endatfon for Robert$' .r~ir)s,taternetl;t t6 ~ej;>(actice,_ ofJawt--fucluding, ··.: .. ·." ifs. recommendQtt<:>:ri .. · .

·1.. PA&rt1AL-DD·.PR6c•nURAL -~QJt<>t.tW».:­ Roberts· was admitted. to pr~ctj.c.e ·~w.in :I<:~;rt\i,;;JcY iµ l'il'()v~tn;~ l 988.

Her .disciplm~ry ~gf:):rq kctµ~~s a private a.Cl.monition ln 19.~3.. tor not/having;;:~L -W.ritt¢n ~Ql1;ti1l~pcy.,f~e ~eem~nt ancl a:-private ~~~~#~l;l;b:l ~.0..()1 fQf° .-~n~giri~:in ex.parte'.·oorttmµp~¢~~qp;§· W;tt:n..!.~jajJ;tig¢.~, ..:Q!l a~~m~ l?.~ 2.0:02):,

-apposmg:_cquµ~~i i~ t\.PtPP.~'t(t~~~@ filed.:a.}>ar,e{l~plamt:ag?tinst~Rohetts:•.. ~--

-l(f;l~ .:FUe. 1~$$'3.Q.. E!or- te,aa0:ns··not.:pert1nent here, thei~::tn.g~f'W.a~r-p~~~~l. m.

~b~ya:nce::.ancf.no.fotmal cha:rg~-.W~ evet ~:tJO.Cl hY.:.theJnqilify Comm.issfon..

.This 2009. cc>~p~~fnt~ h¢Jq JI). a;b,eyanPe> wol;llcl later cause:"a- substantial d~lay :.·. ,

jl'.l; ..~·P..¢rtS1' e-ur:l'.ent:J;~ffo.r.t tQ l:>e:r.elnstated.,_ and: that del'ay, 1s"?{k~~~.t,f.~-tot

rti<:i.tiv.atir\g.the-'Boavd~s·:r.eaommenda~ . ~t.<> ·~~mpt:J~p,Q.~(~ ft'.9m .:p~y;.:n:~::tJie;

costs reiated.·t<i ·h¢t iei;P.~.t,~t~e#it~ Jn 29.l~h W.~ff(l)~pd;Rcib~rl.$ ,guilty on iwo. tlisdp]irtar.y chat.gee; (KB&.. File 1741 lJ .for· which·we :o.rdered. her·to.:·serv.e··0. 6.t~ d~y ·su$pension from the praetlce of faw. Rabe~; 4~';1.$.'W~3,4: ~OQ~

Following her suspen$~,n.,~ Roberts 4nde.~k i\ll.app~priate 'ate:ps:::and

paid: the .as$~f;s~q KBA .c<>~~s:,_,~yeted; t.b¢' busme~~·r;s.ip':oots1de her tifficel

ri,().'.t.ifi.eQ.. tbe· n~.~sacy: CQ:uits and::clients:-~f;her·:su$pensk>n,. a;r.id; ~b.'.tain.¢.d ~ . ;,~pproprlate<CLE filin~,cer:tification: for<her reirusta~em~~~·.- By pp¢t~:tgJn•;o.ft.~~ · ;·.

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i'e.ltrVl1A~ §~pr~hie ~9W.t:·~Ie$~ ~q9ex& :w'.~$·-en:tltle~,Joaut.Qma.t:ic rein~tat~ment of the· privile~e,ofpracticin,&.iaw··on··May: 3qi, . ~();i 4.);·uni~ss,•:Bar

.couns.elirtterposed~an.ol:)j~}?.tion t:Q I;¢iij$~t¢tt~i:it,~ $~..$C.Rs,~:~XQ(~J,.

:Ori April ~O;; 2014, ·at>.bert$,,si.tbmitted to the:J~J3A.:an,Afiiaavit\iar· Rei:P:$tatement ,a.an· Cornplianee.pi:rtsuanf to SCR=S1:5t~t~J. Th~''¢1-ff!:t;.¢:·:t)f~~r.

Counsel -filed.an::obj~tj~~ to.4~.9i?~~':r~J~~t.i~¢.nt 91'f .M~ 19., ~Ol4·~, $CR \

a. .:5:10(2).t~ciuirea. th~t,5.ar 1Couns:el., wben ebJec~g to reinstatement~ .m~f· d¢tail /'§Uch tnftirmatioa.,as,may:existto:tnti;ic~te.t~t.:th~ ~~mb~t:does:-~9t,>t\t.

·tna.i fim~.~·p(J~s,,,sum~~~tPt:~~.~9~ai ~P-~J:>iliu~~:~g._qu~~u9n$ . .. :

;p.t4P,~l,'.':ly"tt>::~~eW.e.''tj,)¢ J;itil:>lfo,.a~ an ao:niV,,e: pr:a~fitfoner0 or;1s,,nol:of g;ood.,,moral -character./' .As.J~ro.unds for i'fs:o&jectlan~,"Jg~ C,01.;trt~~;:Sta.~~::: ~P.~~4¢:r+t:~~ the·$ubj~ct'.O.f '.peptjj.xl'.g=tiij;,¢iplme~ Tbetef<?t¢;~_1:l;le· :K~n~ltY eat.'".:J\~$il¢J.~t~u

·O,bjects.to.any automatic:reinstatement.of:the.• Resp:;nden~ . . as.she does tl(i)t at. this·· titne·.:P.ossess s-uffiCient .prores&ont:U capabilities~ti4:'.~1)~~9~~J9 •:

.. <)rtly"'pep;qitfg' rot;ttt¢r ~~ fl1¢: ~QQ9.;fic;>~pl~t~Kai\ EU~, 183Sfi~,~ held~;frt abeya11.ce.... Oi:rA.pril 11;,,,?20}4;,..three .weeks info>RObe&; servieeref'tile 6·t:~~ 1

·suspension;; Ba.t:eo.unsei mqveci ·ti).· r$ume ~Citioif,O.P, -~ fl.1~:1$~6. Th~ Jn.(lµify<g9~~l~ JQ;tm~y· r~p~t;d, Fi~¢'._:l~3E?' fr!)m ~~¢yii1.nce1.~tt i\~.cl.t:~4).

2014. ln re~nse·to Bar-Counsers f0rmat ·objectiort.;~p;l,i~t 't.e~~~t~A?;~t,~, ffi:>berts tu~<l.{l nimU~er.·,oipleaaing$. $eekil1g,to ~klw ·tae reiti,$tatement ~~r9¢e$.s )

to pfoce<;t(:l, :'Q~spit~ i:l\¢ ~s.Urt.eetio:o: of:th:e,. 2.009 cmnplednt Neverthe1ess~,'the matter teQ1~~¢ .·@W~Phr¢q, @4 . ~9~~rt$A~~fiii:ned susp.ended,ibeyo.na: the., time allowed {or her aut-0matic:·refnsi:afement'ptµ"s~®~ ~(). ~G~.':~:;§'lO(~l· Wi'tj').·

·the'.door te- automatic· tejti~~t~¢$.t ¢1®e~V~J:lq . t!~:tY:.f~Ut·month$A;uterJie,r;

61....q~y :~t!$.P~id))?W.M:·~':,~hd., RO})erts rileQ.,her=:apptication,forif(Jrmal. =reij1$t~t,¢me.n-t in Septe.rriber· 2014. As':'tequi~ :PY, ·oµt ,~g~, b~?-·:·~pP.c~Uw.'t ·"Yas· rete-rretffot r~iew =py the~actet.~d. 'Fitrie$S;:committe:e; ·Op J)ecemb.e.r 2$:~:2014¥.:'the.lnqtiiry·:ootm:riissfon issued anot;}iet

.W.tnPl~Jnt ~~in.st Robertsf. KBA;.i'ile. ~32$~9' Th(t µpri~mt;;it);g f()J;" tbi$

complaint ·was:'tbiitt :R.:>.~~t~=h~4.~9:m~¢t:i>~Pth-¢.~':~tto.rntw- .~ ~us.·=e.cmrt; . 1

:prq$:'."e¢.ttiqg~l ·~µgge~Una '.tha.t!~Qbeds w.as.=,e~d tn.A:he unau~i&e£i: ptaetjc~

oflaw=durlng:.tllis.:exfension of her= ~~p~~~oiti ~b~t'.t.~"·4.mmd ~a.·t:.$h¢~·~d. en~a:ged :in the=.P.tac:ti~. ofJ~~- .:Pofutiug:ou~·:~t::she ij,tt-end~d. ~couri.

pro~ ,<8;s a.1:tQn:-attom~ySP<:iat:Securlif A'dmin1$tratiott ·t•re~~~1i!Y.~~

.Qn S.ep.t~mber·"..!6:~ 2lJlS~ ·the:ln:qufry' <:lo~•si~U;:-4~W.~~$'.¢.q '.t~'.·@mt.?.Ui;W.J MP:

cl~d:ld3A:F.1te 2i3.2?'5:witho.Ut,Ule'i#\~itioii af·an,y=',dj&~pline agaittst . •beits. Q11 ·~@t~ntP.f1r' ~5, ~.()J:~/tll~fQQQ9.::'fJ:~·:cPnWTuiiri'frused to: 'bat :Rcber:ts;; auwm~tic reinstatement to the pr-antic.e ofiawff:UJ.d. ~~~1¥: $~:;y~{t:af~r::~~. .. File: i:si3o-itiling, ~as .retrolved/wi~ ~Jl't:ivt;tt~ ~~~ui.&q,.f:'f.Q.~: . a ~if>latioi.l.-~f;SJ.~R

3.130.(t~ll:l~:->~t~omey ~!;i,~,p~qygte ~p.e:t~Jit,:r.epre$entatio~J.

~Me.ariwni1¢~ the:·,6~h·da:r. ,su~pen'Sio:n,.i'deemed. ·h:y thls:=C~l.ittt.Z~ P.~P~t

puaislunent·far ·Robertsf"tran~gressibit. {#, .~::ml~ :174,;1.i,.'i#,~~:w~)J;.in,w.;Jt.s: eighteenth month, with.·~Qbert"~'. appllcaaon fo:f.reinstatement:awaitmg ·: . Character'and .Fi~$$':,g.oW,nitt~ee.'w~::ri;otJnfonned :thaiiherei/W'as..rt() 10,nger:~

41$.tjplin~i:Y tt!atter· pen.cU~~:·so-that her applic~ti«:>J;l'f~.r r.e.~~~1:¢:metilP-Q41~ pr-0ce~.

ltventu~ll)f,.,$,t•·go1:).ef:t~'[email protected]¢$t.~/tbe·;Character'atid.,~itnesa·~tt.~

heJ,~:.:a ~n~ ~n her ApPlication fbr ·aeiiis~t~µi.¢tl'.~-·1l14m~?\J¥ ~~1:l7•. 'th~,

·Committee·;coneluded ~;R~:b~rtJ~ na;4:t:Q.et.:a.i1 ,ij~ssa:ty'P.rerequ1sif:es aad quaiiiic~tj(;)l'lS: tbr't~i.nstatement; and.":it:-recommended tci the ·aol:zyq Qf Qq'7'.~m'.d,r~·

tb,;¢)\pptov~l- ·C>I:~oberfa~~· appifoationfot t~~$.tt.\~w~t,~ aat. 'GP@seldjd not.,.

:;~enge ··.. ,: thattr.ecomme:ndatfu,n~. .. ............. ,•: ,,.,.,.,_

gµ ·lv.l:~ l9;; ;$.~fl 1.~~th~/E.J.pa;cctlss.ued:':fts Find1rtg&;ef.l?~:t~i0P.~cl.~$iop¢,=Gt Law, ancl:~eo_ommendation aecep.tin,g:th(:r@~rnittf:~f.~ t~~¢rt~~ti9n= tllat. ~Roberts be :teirista~ to. ~ pyt~cti~e 9fJa.,V.( m~tttck,y:;-;~nibj®t·.ta,;her att~nd..rul,pe=a,t .tfie, I<~J\:~~hEthfos an~t !>r:atessionaiisfif Erthaffcettie~t. ~rtl#.?i4f~: . , ::f3y:a vO'.te .ofll to 6:,. the::Board re<;iuemct···tfl.~ )l~b,~,~~::'~qµJf:e.9.. :tQ pay··:~nO:. CO$ts pursuanf. to '.$Cf{ a:•.SlQ\l:).tn: lighfof":~he SU-~tan:t.iaJ. de~:·ift;proce.ssfag':

her'a:ppJ~ca1i9.l1.:\till,~ to @;~•plac¢.#lefit~Q.fRSA. File· 'f.S$$6 in at>ey.anceL~ve~:,~~$~· ~9'.tl¢.rt~',<>PJ¢(;;.ti()n;" ·T.be;.SPt. members -vot!ng aPst t4.¢·*~t.-~c~eq. "il'.i$t.~~~ .(or Mr,s~ )!bberts t0'be;allooa~d ()~Jy;~J:>-f~ ®§t~~-9f'Ui.:¢',~t6¢e,e-Qings;;~ The: · Board,·'ahro::.tegqmgt~~~··w.~t.lic(tieft$..·pe:J:i.l:sWY'~.n~omage.d.jto:seek::·out\,one·:;~ m~r.e,.pt:acti~:~etito~s. Xli~ oriW-~iss.ue.:=:before·:us-"in tfu~ :ttVi¢W:::i~~'.:~· ~9:~$.iell:~· . chal.leyige·t<>··th~ iaoanfs:·-recommenda~q~ ~t;'Rtjl.1~~~ nqt)±;,~,,~$$.e$~ :f.;0$~. itt.

c9nn,~ctiQn with her :r.ein-s~ternent•. . ANALY$J$ ~n~·.. .... ,. . .. . . . . , .

1:Ja;r GlP.1il:l.s¢tagrees with--alf~recommendatlans,:~f.'th,~-~.t?'atil.,¢~~Pt~:fb.c;>· w~!ver <;>f the, a.s.seS:stnentot'costts.~ .·~¢o:un~bcqnt~ds''th.0;t:an· exem.J.?tkln

·rrom the·~ym<mt1,<>f''c~t~'.-~~;:tj(it:~utl1Qtize.d:by.=&e r:t,?plibab1e::supreme:C61:.ltt· Rwe!~. · $~tjfi.~~),J3~ CQ:unsel·relies·.upon>SCR ?;~t~fil:"Whi~b;:.~t~J iP;

·~pertinent· part~

The pitectot -~ljaU..ti9t a;q¢eP.t:a.P. appli,~ation !ot :filing unless:.. alt

bond.:Jjf,:$2Son.oo., ,,~ffll t1.iJ4i.qoifla{ ~$f&,JiifU be)f!aid . J,y.A.p,plicr.u.tt. ······ .,. ,..

(:Emr>h.~sis. ~A~¢d.)

.~<)betts· paid . Jn,.adV.an.ce. the::fees:.req~d to ~~titit~·tli,e' te~pplie~Ql't'

process and: she p~~~4. ·~~ h9:lJ~-~¢qtlj~e.~t·:e<>;;¢Q.Y.¢r"~dditional :~osfstµ,l?: to:. :$,2"500.90.•. ·~tw:·Qi}~ q&s~· -;,tt :~t.~¢. h~~-: are-,:tn.~.:liltipald costs. ordinaiilly·"t~p;· .,

ft9ri'l the :b~d amf th.e.:additfonakcostS:fiot -co'.Vet~ :by"t\il,~:1>9'.li#·~'

J3ar· Cbunsel:at;gttes tb~t tiotbJrjg :ii-t ~e~~~ :;$.,:s::t©'('.l).'.Jtn~l!e.&···that.the pay,nient:c>f"costs is:::cU$¢t:etiorurry. Inc¢ffect;.J3ar Coun.sef ~es'that the phr~~¢~ '"~p~ts Will b,~;.:~~(;t b~;4p,plicant/ is a:.commandftoifi''w~¢t>; ~!§.. Ct>utt P.,$,:$..:1¢.ft:.ltfSelf..µ,o.dlscre:tkur::eo,d:eVfat~ e~ wh~ ~¢$$·.atit;t.J~~tic.¢ q¢114and. otherwise:. We'disagr¢¢-. ·'We_.~tit~tP.t~:t<:».W. S)J:~~~ :Go1U±,;Rute.s. in accordance• ·witht~¢:lf.J>lajrt·IatjgU~ge.· :$t4tg'e.Qn:::ih Ocn:~m<m.w«i1thj 5!2'.l s:tttad ls~:; :t9:S·: (:({y. '.2017.)•. We do• not. constme'.the ..... <... . .• ·R· bt~c·e:"'fajri. ...... . . n·al . . ,~. t .. , , ...Y· ·a·aditfo .. ®... .: ·St$:·; ··zt'be: .. ..riJ.t,. . p$l'd b.w:·

AP,pll.cant" . '··· a&~¢tjUi~ent~to : .#any. additi.onal.eosts shaU,be:paid 'by<AP.Plicanti" ~. ... .. . . .. .

The·word:"shali/~ tifcour.s~~ 4.enq~~. ~.m@P~~t:2 :~e,g a:,.~.iPt;Ll~:.'.:b.QY¢¢Y~~ g~¢$ . tlie :t¢¢n. "Will~"· wlil.cl1 M..,mam;:.W~P$tef defij:je$/m.aiiumber ·ot·e0.ntexts. 3: 1.

i.n¢Iud1!!.~:as a:n.a®liaiy·:verb·used; ftt·~ta exptes~r,Ciesi~;:~b:oic¢] 'Willittgp~ss,~.

consen.f;" :{2) "to~~$ f~tt!ie.l')t./c'l.lst:Pttr~d>t he.bit.uat:~~µ;P,n pitMtU~:

1;(!P:dency qr:t~U$p.~~I):;" ~d ~aJ::~t.q,~*F.j~$'.:fU;t.urit.y•~·

.b~.:co.ntext~: $CR,:$~:S1~Q:,(l}.~s:us~,:6r::~W111" ci'.>nrt()t<!s th:e:·:ct;i,~Q,41.~· ~~i;t :t..,.,bi .t1:u'>~......,,.,,,..'.J}"'"P.,. ·sw....... ·""f"-+t.,....... ·a:i:~,.,...,f, ;,o;;~. .,.w.,.t"'" ~'"'t ...... :;...,. ..,...._,e, ·u·''"· · . . ,.,;:,,., . ~tua·:l~· 11: lla · ·· ·' Ii.~¥};!!~ Jl.~~J,~ y .• ~£.~,p~.:...;·~~+;l.'i'~-!',:~. ~,!,.. ,1.'J.:~tSr.. l.§; ~~ \!f.£.. ,. '.,~µ~:

'''·o .... · .Of,.,...v. ............., ,. . . ,.,. ., · '+-'th" " 1 :. · ..... A.. • ......,. G ~~~ .. ~' .~flt$,. w~ ~.e.e;\<r .;.~r:,app,y.can,t-,\\vlii<Tel;JilS.li,i;\tement to P~Y:'· 't.....h..... ·.. ... · .. . e . . costs atmbuiabfu to the relnstatement;;prooess,. ,an(i'.:;the,appiicant&h0:tt~d ,~e(:t th~

same. The'.rµl~Sf9·¢,$;.~Pt.t.J:~g~i~rtl;J;~.Pf>~i.b~1ttt th~t¢.it~~t~~~~Wiil'ii§fup~l: ~:dev.iatiO~ .(ro.rn cl+at~~~c.t~~,;a.nd.sow.e:.een:tlnn:Mw'tlaat thia··ea.urt r~tains··the'.discr:etiorr,;fo:d~parl(from.,the::'eustom:~·dlt:e:ctive>>!bt'·filloca~~:

00sts when f~ntes$ and Jtiatice scr.#.<19.ii'.~. :I3'Et.r (;!.9µ:P..~l.·~s~J?®t~rt&$. t:l\fA'ftbe ;Bp~'}~~¢te~ c.>.utsiji¢.'the $P«;:>p~,:df:its.,. auth9ri'ty' .iti..vio.latfun. .Qf SQR. 3~$t;q(3) w·hen~lt:reqµestectJiol>~$1· exemption from costs. SCR;~$£5;i·ot~) .proVides~.'in·r~le~t~~~:"~ffBo~;.;~hg!J: re~~ ·tipp~_tiQ~;::{fQt;··temst-atemeri~];·to,:the:;Ccmrl. ~;'

We.do not ;agree'.:wltfi; a~·9~~e$. ~P:t~m:?t:~~tiqn'. qftb.:~:-:@<t\t~.::ml~~, ·w~ i·~~4 noJh~ fntq tb;¢]ill~,'tlijltctn.istrains the BQard ta o~·reoommenmng:~ttte

:~pptovi;ti_,.tir;re~~~ti<>.n of-~ ·al>,;plieatlon ~for·.reinstatement'., ·Thed{~~ ~~

AS.soc1ation..is:tht,-;;orgah~cm~ e$t~bt~sh¢4 i:lY. rµ.~ QftbitfQou~t:t;~,,~:'Q:Ut:ita.

cotwtl:t:tJtj®aj m•rJ.a.~¢ tQ "~ov~ adm~sfun·t<1·the; haztand"the:di$cl~lirte of

,rt.iem~~:::Qf .the bar~#;, :'.Ky. :Const ~ 116f;.accora:~s 2't~~il·®~: ·-t~!:·a~:Q;t' $9vernor.s o£·the. Ken~~:~~~~~¢~~()'.~ i$:·¢~M1;i~ ~,qµt;:f:u~~'.tt® of go,y~:ng th¢. beµ- oftbi$:~~te., ·and~- welco:rnttthe:fnJ.lu.f:oftllat bo~. Jbe.

B.oard'$ .recemmendatians relevant.to the.~st.dfspo$i.1:fun·'·~:.rzn~MjµAAY· matters cat1>a$~i;~~:~~ ~~~t~;tt.tiii: 4~~mis:·~ ~p~t~ma~=:-.t~$P.lUtieQ..;tq ,S.\lch: :tnijtt¢t;$;,:

We m:ak~no·findin~~-·1mtl.we:reaefr .ntt:cottC1usfiitf~.1 :s-y:gg¢~:~ ~..~'t'~ CQ:un~La~ted..fmpr~rly'·<)r ·<>,th~$e ~ct~~ In b~d.ia.iU:fi;ia='9.Ppqs~:l~obett$.~

aUfonuitic; ,t~lJl$,~~¢nt¢11.;ti '·N¢:V.eith~l¢$$,. i~ ¢~Otbe ci~med.:thatJ.tob.e:t,tst teiti§.l~tero¢nf!t1m>.win~: ~ ~;1.,(foy·~u·ensrothtook .far too }Qng~- ·i'he ~ntJiJ'

which fa:ult.Jor:tha:t;,:rests With:a:partftlMm-'':4~N~~~:,:ot ~e,:m~f~~~:Q~~~ ~r, Bat-AtimiSsion~, this ¢«~turfs: ~ji,'O.r'Wit.l).R<)~~ ~~~ -~. . a.Jmt.tt~Y ~~ dP. ~fit a<ld.t~~ .heiein~.

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