Opinion
No. 49S00-9804-DI-248
July 27, 1999.
Comes now the respondent, Scott Stuart Ballantine, and tenders to this Court his requisite affidavit of resignation from the bar of this state, pursuant to Ind.Admission and Discipline Rule 23, Section 17.
And this Court, being duly advised, now finds that the respondent's affidavit of resignation complies with the requirements of Admis.Disc.R. 23(17) and, accordingly, we find that it should be approved.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the affidavit of resignation from the bar of this state tendered by the respondent, Scott Stuart Ballantine, is hereby accepted. Accordingly, the Clerk of this Court is directed to strike his name from the Roll of Attorneys.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, in light of the respondent's resignation from the bar of this state, this disciplinary action is dismissed as moot.
The Clerk of this Court is directed to forward notice of this Order to the respondent and his attorney, to the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission, and to all other entities pursuant to Admis.Disc.R. 23(3)(d).
DONE at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 27th day of July, 1999.
______________________ Randall T. Shepard Chief Justice of Indiana