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Florida Bar v. Netchiounas

Supreme Court of Florida
Jun 23, 2010
39 So. 3d 1265 (Fla. 2010)

Opinion

Case No. SC10-811.

June 23, 2010.

Lower Tribunal No(s). 2010-11,227(13B)OSC.


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 effective thirty days from the date of this order so that respondent can close out her practice and protect the interests of existing clients. Respondent shall remain suspended until she fully responds in writing to the official Bar inquiry contained in "The Grievance Committee Finding of Non-Compliance and Failure to Respond to Official Bar Inquiry and Contempt," and until further order of this Court. If respondent notifies this Court in writing that she 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 accept no new business from the date this order is filed until she is reinstated. Once the suspension takes affect, respondent shall remain suspended until further order of this Court.

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.

QUINCE, C.J., and PARIENTE, LEWIS, CANADY, POLSTON, LABARGA, and PERRY, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Florida Bar v. Netchiounas

Supreme Court of Florida
Jun 23, 2010
39 So. 3d 1265 (Fla. 2010)
Case details for

Florida Bar v. Netchiounas

Case Details

Full title:THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant(s) v. DOMINYKA MINDAOUGAS NETCHIOUNAS…

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: Jun 23, 2010

Citations

39 So. 3d 1265 (Fla. 2010)

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