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INTERIM SUSPENSION

EDWARD LEONID KATSNELSON [#179677], 51, of Corona was placed on interim suspension March 13, 2011, following his conviction for one count of insurance fraud. He was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court.

FRED JAY GROSSBLATT [#82234], 58, of Portland, Ore., was placed on interim suspension March 16, 2011, following a conviction for one count of possession of a controlled substance. He received a second interim suspension March 23, 2011, following convictions on two counts of first degree burglary. He was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court.

SHELLI J. LEWIS-GONZALES [#170161], 46, of Riverside was placed on interim suspension April 6, 2011, after she was convicted of one count of grand theft in excess of $400. She was ordered to comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court.

PUBLIC REPROVALS

JAMES BYRNES [#154882], 64, of San Diego (April 7, 2011)

ROOSEVELT F. DORN [#45025], 75, of Inglewood (May 23, 2011)

CHRISTOPHER JONATHAN YOUNG [#262913], 29, of Newport Beach (May 24, 2011)

LUIS E. VASQUEZ [#162798], 39, of Santa Ana (May 24, 2011)

MPRE SUSPENSION

STEPHEN CURTIS DOWNEY [#70689], 65, of Woodland Hills (May 2, 2011)

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