Opinion
Supreme Court No. SB-08-0020-D
March 18, 2008
State Bar of Arizona No. 08-0175.
ORDER OF INTERIM SUSPENSION
A Motion for Interim Suspension was filed by the State Bar. Respondent Joseph S Didio filed a response. The State Bar filed a reply. After considering the motion, response, and reply, the Court finds that the motion for interim suspension should be granted. Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Rule 61(c), Rules of the Supreme Court, that Joseph S Didio 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 Joseph S Didio, unless earlier vacated or modified;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Joseph S Didio, from this date, shall not accept for representation any new cases; nor shall their agree to represent any existing client after the effective date of this Order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Joseph S Didio 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, Joseph S Didio shall notify all their clients within ten (10) days from the date hereof of their inability to continue to represent them and that they should promptly retain new counsel, and shall promptly inform this Court of their compliance with this Order as provided by Rule 72(e), Rules of the Supreme Court of Arizona.
DATED this __________ day of March, 2008.
TO:
Joseph S Didio (Certified Mail, Return Receipt and Regular Mail)
Denise K Tomaiko, State Bar of Arizona
Leticia V D'Amore, Disciplinary Clerk (Cert. Copy)
Sandra Montoya, Records Manager, State Bar of Arizona (Cert. Copy)
Perry Thompson, Director, United States Supreme Court (Cert. Copy)
Cathy A Catterson, Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Cert. Copy)
Richard H Weare, Clerk, United States District Court for the District of Arizona (Cert. Copy)
Jode Ottman, West Publishing Company
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