Opinion
No. SC12–561.
2012-05-3
THE FLORIDA BAR, Petitioner(s) v. Joseph Anthony TSOMBANIDIS, Respondent(s).
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 disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Florida. Respondent is currently suspended; therefore this disbarment is effective immediately. Respondent shall fully comply with Rule Regulating the Florida Bar 3–5.1(g).
The filing of a motion for rehearing shall not alter the effective date of this disbarment.