Opinion
S231415
04-28-2016
MENDEZ ON DISCIPLINE
Recommended discipline imposed: disbarred
The court orders that RICHARD CLAY MENDEZ, State Bar Number 199927, is disbarred from the practice of law in California and that his name is stricken from the roll of attorneys.
RICHARD CLAY MENDEZ must make restitution to the following payees:
(1) Everli and Lorena Marin in the amount of $1,400 plus 10 percent interest per year from September 23, 2013;
(2) Alice Rodriguez in the amount of $2,096 plus 10 percent interest per year from December 23, 2010;
(3) Francisco and Villma Fuentes in the amount of $1,200 plus 10 percent interest per year from September 27, 2012; and
(4) Ramon Alcides Marroquin Hernandez in the amount of $2,500 plus 10 percent interest per year from April 14, 2014;
Any restitution owed to the Client Security Fund is enforceable as provided in Business and Professions Code section 6140.5, subdivisions (c) and (d).
RICHARD CLAY MENDEZ 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.