Opinion
Supreme Court No. SB-09-0055-D
July 24, 2009.
Disciplinary Commission No. 08-1493.
JUDGMENT AND ORDER
This matter having come before the Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Arizona, it having duly rendered its decision, and no discretionary or sua sponte review occurring,
IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that REX L. MARTIN a suspended member of the State Bar of Arizona, is hereby disbarred from the practice of law, effective the date of this judgment and order, for conduct in violation of his duties and obligations as a lawyer, as disclosed in the Disciplinary Commission Report.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that REX L. MARTIN shall pay restitution in the following amounts to the following individual:
Sharon Ralls $2,500.00IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent shall comply with all applicable provisions of Rule 72, Rules of the Supreme Court of Arizona, and shall promptly inform this Court of his compliance with this Order as provided in Rule 72(e).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent shall comply with all rule provisions regarding reinstatement proceedings.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent shall be assessed costs and expenses of the disciplinary proceedings as provided in Rule 60(b).
DATED this ______ day of ________, 2009.
TO:
Rex L. Martin, Respondent (Regular Mail and Certified Mail, Return Receipt)
Stephen P. Little, Bar Counsel
Honorable H. Jeffrey Coker, Hearing Officer 6R
Leticia V. D'Amore, Disciplinary Clerk
Sandra Montoya, Lawyer Regulation Records Manager, State Bar of Arizona
Perry Thompson, Director of Admissions, Supreme Court of the United States
Molly Dwyer, Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Attn: Don Lewis Richard Weare, Clerk, United States District Court, District of Arizona
Attn: Beth Stephenson West Publishing Company (Jode Ottman)
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