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In re DeClue

California Supreme Court(Minute Order)
Mar 1, 2017
S238966 (Cal. Mar. 1, 2017)

Opinion

S238966

03-01-2017

DeCLUE ON DISCIPINE


Recommended discipline imposed: disbarred

The court orders that JOSEPH LYNN DeCLUE, State Bar Number 163954, is disbarred from the practice of law in California and that his name is stricken from the roll of attorneys.

JOSEPH LYNN DeCLUE must make restitution to the following payees:

(1) Judy Saucedo in the amount of $25,000 plus 10 percent interest per year from January 7, 2014;

(2) Tanisha Colon in the amount of:

(a) $1,506 plus 10 percent interest per year from November 1, 2012;

(b) $1,000 plus 10 percent interest per year from April 1, 2013; and

(c) $1,700 plus 10 percent interest per year from August 1, 2013;

(3) Eric and Aletheia Guzman in the amount of $4,000 plus 10 percent interest per year from November 1, 2013; and

(4) Albert Harnden in the amount of:

(a) $7,000 plus 10 percent interest per year from September 1, 2013; and

(b) $5,000 plus 10 percent interest per year from October 11, 2013.

Any restitution owed to the Client Security Fund is enforceable as provided in Business and Professions Code section 6140.5, subdivisions (c) and (d).

JOSEPH LYNN DeCLUE must also comply with California Rules of Court, rule 9.20, and perform the acts specified in subdivisions (a) and (c) of that rule within 30 and 40 calendar days, respectively, after the effective date of this order.

Costs are awarded to the State Bar in accordance with Business and Professions Code section 6086.10 and are enforceable both as provided in Business and Professions Code section 6140.7 and as a money judgment.


Summaries of

In re DeClue

California Supreme Court(Minute Order)
Mar 1, 2017
S238966 (Cal. Mar. 1, 2017)
Case details for

In re DeClue

Case Details

Full title:DeCLUE ON DISCIPINE

Court:California Supreme Court(Minute Order)

Date published: Mar 1, 2017

Citations

S238966 (Cal. Mar. 1, 2017)