Opinion
No. SC14–915.
11-21-2014
THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Judd JAMES, Respondent.
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. As a sanction, respondent is suspended from the practice of law in the State of Florida effective thirty days from the date of this order so that respondent can close out his practice and protect the interests of existing clients. Respondent shall remain suspended until he fully responds in writing to the Bar inquiry and until further order of this Court. If respondent notifies this Court in writing that he is no longer practicing and does not need the thirty days to protect existing clients, this Court will enter an order making the suspension effective immediately. Respondent shall fully comply with Rule Regulating the Florida Bar 3–5.1(h). In addition, respondent shall accept no new business from the date this order is issued until he is reinstated. Once the suspension takes effect, respondent shall remain suspended until further order of this Court.
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.