Opinion
No. SC15–1175.
07-27-2015
THE FLORIDA BAR, Petitioner(s) v. Benjamin Scott ANDERSON, Respondent(s).
Opinion
This is before the Court on The Florida Bar's Petition for Contempt and Order to Show Cause.
The Court having issued its Order to Show Cause to respondent and respondent having failed to file a response to said Order to Show Cause,
IT IS ORDERED that respondent is held in contempt of this Court's order. As a sanction, respondent is suspended from the practice of law for three years. Respondent is currently suspended; therefore this suspension is effective immediately. Respondent shall remain suspended until he complies with the terms of the Court's order in SC14–1281 prior to petitioning for reinstatement. Respondent shall fully comply with Rule Regulating the Florida Bar 3–5.1(h).
Judgment is entered for The Florida Bar, 651 East Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399–2300, for recovery of costs from Benjamin Scott Anderson in the amount of $1,250.00, for which sum let execution issue.
Not final until time expires to file motion for rehearing, and if filed, determined. The filing of a motion for rehearing shall not alter the effective date of this suspension.
LABARGA, C.J., and PARIENTE, LEWIS, QUINCE, CANADY, POLSTON, and PERRY, JJ., concur.