Opinion
CASE NO.: SC14-1137 CASE NO.: SC14-1487
12-05-2014
THE FLORIDA BAR Complainant(s) v. JAMES EDWARD RAWE, JR. Respondent(s)
Lower Tribunal No(s).: 2014-11,073(12B)OSC 2015-10,077(12B)OSC
The Florida Bar v. James Edward Rawe, Jr., Case No. SC14-1137, is hereby consolidated, on the Court's own motion, with The Florida Bar v. James Edward Rawe, Jr., Case No. SC14-1487, for all review purposes.
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 permanently disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Florida. Respondent is currently disbarred; therefore this permanent disbarment is effective immediately. 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 James Edward Rawe, Jr., 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 permanent disbarment. LABARGA, C.J., and PARIENTE, LEWIS, QUINCE, CANADY, POLSTON, and PERRY, JJ., concur. A True Copy
Test:
/s/_________
John A. Tomasino
Clerk, Supreme Court
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Served:
JULIE MARIE HEFFINGTON
JAMES EDWARD RAWE, JR.
ADRIA E. QUINTELA