Miss. Bar v. Jones
| Docket Number: | 2011-BD-01810-SCT Linked Case(s): 2011-BD-01810-SCT |
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| Supreme Court: | Opinion Link Opinion Date: 04-19-2012 Opinion Author: King, J. Holding: Disbarred |
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Topic: Bar discipline - Irrevocable resignation - Miss.R.Disc. 10.5 Judge(s) Concurring: Waller, C.J., Carlson, P.J., Randolph, Lamar, Kitchens, Chandler and Pierce, JJ. Non Participating Judge(s): Dickinson, P.J. |
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| Appellant: | The Mississippi Bar |
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| Appellee: | Kenneth L. Jones |
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| Topic: | Bar discipline - Irrevocable resignation - Miss.R.Disc. 10.5 |
| Summary of the Facts: | The Mississippi Bar filed a “Petition of the Mississippi Bar to Accept Irrevocable Resignation Pursuant to Rule 10,” requesting the Court to accept the irrevocable resignation of Kenneth L. Jones and enter an order of disbarment. |
| Summary of Opinion Analysis: | Kenneth L. Jones executed a Notice of Irrevocable Resignation, acknowledging two disciplinary matters pending against him before the Committee on Professional Responsibility. Jones stated that he did not desire to defend these matters and he requested permission to resign with prejudice from the Mississippi Bar. The Notice of Irrevocable Resignation was filed in accordance with Miss.R.Disc. 10.5, and the Bar is entitled to the relief it seeks. |
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