Report 2015-030 Recommendation 8 Responses

Report 2015-030: State Bar of California: It Has Not Consistently Protected the Public Through Its Attorney Discipline Process and Lacks Accountability (Release Date: June 2015)

Recommendation #8 To: Bar of California, State

To ensure that the audit and review unit's random audits of closed case files provide an effective oversight mechanism, the audit and review unit should oversee the retrieval of case files for audit.

6-Month Agency Response

The Audit and Review Unit is now responsible for overseeing the identification and retrieval of case files for audit purposes.

• Completion Date: December 2015
• Response Date: December 2015

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Fully Implemented

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60-Day Agency Response

OCTC is reviewing the processes of its audit and review unit and will take steps to ensure that retrieval of case files that have been randomly selected for audit is overseen by the audit and review unit.

• Estimated Completion Date: 11/20/2015
• Response Date: August 2015

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending

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All Recommendations in 2015-030

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.