Opinion
Arizona Supreme Court No. SB-08-0067-D
June 26, 2008.
State Bar of Arizona No. 08-0636.
ORDER OF INTERIM SUSPENSION
A Motion for Interim Suspension was filed by the State Bar. Respondent JESSE PAUL SUPLIZIO was served with the motion but did not file a response. After considering the motion for interim suspension, the Court finds that the motion should be granted. Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Rule 61(c), Rules of the Supreme Court, that JESSE PAUL SUPLIZIO is hereby suspended from the practice of law, effective this date.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the suspension shall continue in effect until final disposition of all pending proceedings against JESSE PAUL SUPLIZIO, unless earlier vacated or modified.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that JESSE PAUL SUPLIZIO, from this date, shall not accept for representation any new cases; nor shall he agree to represent any existing client after the effective date of this Order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that JESSE PAUL SUPLIZIO is precluded from distributing funds from any trust account to anyone except with the written approval of bar counsel or of this court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that pursuant to Rule 72(a), Rules of the Supreme Court of Arizona, JESSE PAUL SUPLIZIO shall notify all his clients within ten days from the date hereof of his inability to continue to represent them and that they should promptly retain new counsel, and shall promptly inform this Court of his compliance with this Order as provided by Rule 72(e), Rules of the Supreme Court of Arizona.
DATED this ___________ day of June, 2008.
Jesse Paul Suplizio (Certified Mail, Return Receipt and Regular Mail)
Amy K Rehm, Bar Counsel, State Bar of Arizona
Leticia V D'Amore, Disciplinary Clerk (Cert. Copy)
Sandra Montoya, Records Manager, State Bar of Arizona (Cert. Copy) Cathy A Catterson, Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit (Cert. Copy)
Mr. Richard H Weare, Clerk, United States District Court for the District of Arizona (Cert. Copy) Jode Ottman Lexis Nexis