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Fla. Bar v. Forsett

Supreme Court of Florida.
Jun 2, 2015
171 So. 3d 122 (Fla. 2015)

Opinion

No. SC15–715.

06-02-2015

THE FLORIDA BAR, Petitioner(s) v. Marcia Vestylena FORSETT, 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 one year. Respondent is currently suspended; therefore this suspension is effective immediately. Respondent shall fully comply with Rule Regulating the Florida Bar 3–5.1(h). Respondent is further directed to comply with the terms of the Court's order in The Florida Bar v. Marcia Vestylena Forsett, No. SC14–2464 (Fla. February 18, 2015), prior to petitioning for reinstatement.

Judgment is entered for The Florida Bar, 651 East Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399–2300, for recovery of costs from Marcia Vestylena Forsett 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.


Summaries of

Fla. Bar v. Forsett

Supreme Court of Florida.
Jun 2, 2015
171 So. 3d 122 (Fla. 2015)
Case details for

Fla. Bar v. Forsett

Case Details

Full title:THE FLORIDA BAR, Petitioner(s) v. Marcia Vestylena FORSETT, Respondent(s).

Court:Supreme Court of Florida.

Date published: Jun 2, 2015

Citations

171 So. 3d 122 (Fla. 2015)