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Case Heading (D-20-0009)
Case Number:D-20-0009Case Docketed On:12/22/2020
Status:Closed
Original Court:Board of Professional ResponsibilityCase Type:Professional Regulation - Attorney - Discipline-Formal Complaint
Short Title:BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WYOMING STATE BAR v. LEIGH ANNE G. MANLOVE, WSB #6-3441
Full Title:BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WYOMING STATE BAR, Petitioner, v. LEIGH ANNE G. MANLOVE, WSB #6-3441, Respondent.

- Party Information
RoleParty NameAttorney(s)
PetitionerBoard of Professional ResponsibilityWeston W. Reeves
RespondentLeigh Anne ManloveD. Stephen Melchior

- Case Decision Information
Issues:Attorney Discipline
Opinion Number:2023 WY 27
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Docket Information
Filing DateDocument DescriptionDocket Entry TypeDocket Entry SubtypeStatus
12/22/2020Event - Docketed and indexedEventDocketed and indexedFinal
12/22/2020Petition for Immediate Suspension of Attorney (Leigh Anne G. Manlove, WSB #6-3441)PetitionInterim suspensionFinal
12/22/2020Affidavit of Bar Counsel in Support of Petition for Immediate Suspension of AttorneyAffidavitOtherFinal
12/31/2020Notice-Incoming via email - Entry of appearance (D. Stephen Melchior obo Respondent).Notice-IncomingEntry of appearanceFinal
01/04/2021Motion - Extension of time - file response/objection (Stipulated)MotionExtension of time - file response/objectionFinal
01/04/2021Order - Grant - extension of timeOrderGrant - extension of timeFinal
01/05/2021Event - Hardcopy received - Entry of Appearance as Attorney of Record for Respondent and Respondent's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time in Which to File Response to Petition for Immediate Suspension of AttorneyEventHardcopy receivedFinal
01/19/2021Respondent's Response and Answer to Bar Counsel's Petition for Immediate Suspension of AttorneyResponse/ObjectionOtherFinal
01/19/2021Motion - Respondent's Motion for Court to Accept Respondent's Late Response (attachment is marked confidential)MotionExtension of time - otherFinal
01/19/2021Event - Phone Call from Mark Gifford stating that he has no objection to response being filed late.EventPhone CallFinal
01/21/2021Event - Hardcopy received - Respondent's Response and Answer to Bar Counsel's Petition for Immediate Suspension of Attorney and Respondent's Response and Answer to Bar Counsel's Petition for Immediate Suspension of AttorneyEventHardcopy receivedFinal
01/26/2021Order Denying Petition for Immediate SuspensionOrderDenyFinal
05/17/2021Request for Appointment of Temporary Replacement Member of the Review and Oversight CommitteeMotionOtherFinal
05/18/2021Order Appointing Temporary Replacement Member of the Review and Oversight Committee (Alaina M. Stedillie assigned as a temporary replacement member of the ROC)OrderOtherFinal
03/11/2022Wyoming Board of Professional Responsibility Hearing Panel's Findings of fact, Conclusions of Law and Recommendation - Disbarment & payment of administrative fee of $3,000 and certified costs (Leigh Anne G. Manlove, WSB #6-3441)Report and RecommendationPublic disciplineFinal
03/11/2022Affidavit of Costs and Expenses ($91,196.96)AffidavitAffidavit of costs and expensesFinal
03/11/2022Record - BPR - Three Total Boxes. Box 1; Volumes 1-7, Public Pleading Files and Sealed Depositions - 9 (Unsealed versions of the Sealed Depositions are also contained in Respondent's Counsel Exhibit Binder Book No. 2). Box 2; Respondent's Counsel Exhibit Binders - 5 Total. Box 3, Special Bar Counsel's Exhibit Binders - 2 Total; Transcripts -15; and Confidential Folders, containing Unredacted Pleading Files - 2 total).RecordBPRFinal
03/18/2022Motion - Withdrawal of recordMotionWithdrawal of recordFinal
03/21/2022Event - Hardcopy received - Respondent's Motion for Leave to Withdraw Record from Office of the Clerk Pursuant to W.R.A.P. 3.09(a)EventHardcopy receivedFinal
03/22/2022Order Granting Motion to Withdraw RecordOrderOtherFinal
03/22/2022Respondent's Motion to Make Filings in D-20-0009 Matter of Public Record, with Exceptions; and Waiver of Confidentiality signed by Ms. ManloveMotionOtherFinal
03/22/2022Event - Hardcopy received - Respondent's Motion to Make Filings in D-20-0009 Matter of Public Record, with Exceptions.EventHardcopy receivedFinal
03/22/2022Notice-Internal - Other - Receipt of Record (signed for by Mr. Melchior)Notice-InternalOtherFinal
03/30/2022Response/Objection - Motion (Special Bar Counsel takes no position on Respondent's Motion)Response/ObjectionMotionFinal
04/01/2022Motion - Extension of time - file response/objectionMotionExtension of time - file response/objectionFinal
04/04/2022Event - Hardcopy received - Petitioner's Response to Respondent's Motion to Make Filings Matter of Public Record, with exceptionsEventHardcopy receivedFinal
04/04/2022Event - Hardcopy received - Respondent's Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief Objecting to Report and Recommendation of Wyoming Board of Professional ResponsibilityEventHardcopy receivedFinal
04/04/2022Order - Grant - extension of time to file Respondent's briefOrderGrant - extension of timeFinal
04/04/2022Order - Granting Motion Regarding ConfidentialityOrderGrantFinal
05/03/2022Respondent's Response and Objections to the Wyoming Board of Professional Responsibility Hearing Panel's Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Recommendation ("Appendix" referenced on page 61 in pleading but none included.)Response/ObjectionOtherFinal
05/03/2022Respondent's Motion for Court to Accept Respondent's Late Filing (Stipulated)MotionAccept late filingFinal
05/03/2022Event - Hardcopy received - Respondent's Response and Objections to the Wyoming Board of Professional Responsibility Hearing Panel's Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Recommendation; and Respondent's Motion for Court to Accept Respondent's Late FilingEventHardcopy receivedFinal
05/04/2022Order Granting Motion to Accept Late FilingOrderGrantFinal
05/04/2022(Petitioner's) Motion - Withdrawal of recordMotionWithdrawal of recordFinal
05/04/2022Motion - Other (Respondent's Motion to File Amended Brief)MotionOtherFinal
05/05/2022Order Granting (Petitioner's) Motion to Withdraw RecordOrderOtherFinal
05/05/2022Special Bar Counsel's Objection to Motion for Leave to File Amended BriefResponse/ObjectionMotionFinal
05/06/2022Respondent's Motion for Leave to File Amended BriefEventHardcopy receivedFinal
05/06/2022Order Granting Motion to File Amended BriefOrderOtherFinal
05/06/2022Response/Objection - Other (Respondent's Amended Brief)Response/ObjectionOtherFinal
05/09/2022Event - Hardcopy received - Special Bar Counsel's Objection to Motion for Leave to File Amended Brief and Special Bar Counsel's Motion for Leave to Withdraw Record from Office of the Clerk Pursuant to W.R.A.P. 3.09(a)EventHardcopy receivedFinal
05/09/2022Event - Hardcopy received - Respondent's Amended Response and Objection to Wyoming Board of Professional Responsibility Hearing Panel's Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and RecommendationEventHardcopy receivedFinal
05/09/2022Response/Objection - Motion (Spec. Bar Counsel's Separate Response to Respondent's Objection to...Affidavit of Costs & Expenses)Response/ObjectionMotionFinal
05/11/2022Event - Hardcopy received - Special Bar Counsel's Separate Response to Respondent's Objection to Board of Professional Responsibility's Affidavit of Costs and ExpensesEventHardcopy receivedFinal
05/20/2022Petitioner's Responsive BriefBriefAppellant replyFinal
05/24/2022Notice-Outgoing - Notice of case maturityNotice-OutgoingNotice of case maturityFinal
05/24/2022Event - Hardcopy received - Brief of Special Bar CounselEventHardcopy receivedFinal
05/31/2022BPR record, three boxes, returned from Special Bar Counsel.EventOtherFinal
07/08/2022Order - Oral argument scheduledOrderOral argument scheduledFinal
07/11/2022Oral Argument Receipt Acknowledgment FormNotice-OutgoingReceipt acknowledgment - oral argument settingFinal
07/12/2022Notice-Incoming - Receipt acknowledgment - oral argument setting from W.W. Reeves obo PetitionerNotice-IncomingReceipt acknowledgment - oral argument settingFinal
07/28/2022Notice-Incoming - Receipt acknowledgment - oral argument setting received by D. Stephen Melchior obo Respondent.Notice-IncomingReceipt acknowledgment - oral argument settingFinal
08/17/2022Notice-Internal - Oral argument notice, argued before Chief Justice Fox, Justices Kautz, Boomgaarden, Gray and Fenn (Weston Reeves arguing obo Petitioner and D. Stephen Melchior and April Jamison appearing obo Respondent with argument presented by Mr. Melchior) and taken under advisementNotice-InternalOral argument noticeFinal
04/04/2023Opinion - Opinion and journal order, disbarring Ms. Manlove effective May 5, 2023 with Justice Fenn writing for the Court.OpinionOpinion and journal orderFinal
04/04/2023Notice-Outgoing - ABA Data Bank ReportNotice-OutgoingABA Data Bank ReportFinal
04/21/2023Event - Case closedEventCase closedFinal