Opinion
No. 2037 Disciplinary Docket No. 3 Board File No. C3-13-373 Board File No. C3-13-682 Board File No. C3-13-780 Board File No. C3-13-888 Board File No. C3-14-5 Board File No. C3-14-40 Board File No. C3-14-90 Attorney Registration No. 308229
03-21-2014
(Luzerne County)
ORDER
PER CURIAM:
AND NOW, this 21st day of March, 2014, an Order and Rule to Show Cause having been entered by this Court on February 28, 2014, and no response to the Rule to Show Cause having been filed, it is ORDERED that:
1. The Rule is made absolute and, pursuant to Rule 208(f)(2), Pa.R.D.E., Respondent is placed on temporary suspension until further definitive action by this Court and he shall comply with the provisions of Rule 217, Pa.R.D.E.;
2. The President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County, in accordance with Rule 217(g), Pa.R.D.E., shall enter such orders as may be necessary to fully protect the rights of Respondent's clients; and
3. All financial institutions in which Respondent holds fiduciary funds shall freeze such accounts pending further action by a court of appropriate jurisdiction.
This Order constitutes an imposition of public discipline within the meaning of Rule 402, Pa.R.D.E., pertaining to confidentiality.