Miss. Bar v. Scruggs
| Docket Number: | 2008-BD-00451-SCT | |
| Supreme Court: | Opinion Link Opinion Date: 07-31-2008 Opinion Author: Randolph, J. Holding: Richard F. Scruggs' Motion to Dismiss Formal Complaint is hereby dismissed as moot. The Bar's Motion for Indefinite Suspension and Suspending and Staying Proceedings is dismissed as moot. The name of Richard F. Scruggs shall be stricken from the rolls of The Mississippi Bar. The Bar's Motion to Disbar or to Grant Other Relief is granted. Richard F. Scruggs is hereby permanently disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Mississippi. This order shall constitute notice of permanent disbarment in this cause. |
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| Additional Case Information: |
Topic: Bar discipline - Adjudication of guilt - Miss.R.Disc. 6 Procedural History: Admin or Agency Judgment Nature of the Case: CIVIL - BAR MATTERS |
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| Appellant: | THE MISSISSIPPI BAR |
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| Appellee: | RICHARD F. "DICKIE" SCRUGGS |
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| Topic: | Bar discipline - Adjudication of guilt - Miss.R.Disc. 6 |
| Summary of the Facts: | Richard Scruggs was adjudicated guilty of Conspiracy to Commit Bribery of an Elected State Official by Means of Wire Fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. ยง 371. Pursuant to Mississippi Rule of Discipline 6, the Bar then filed a Motion to Disbar or to Grant Other Relief. |
| Summary of Opinion Analysis: | The Motion to Disbar by the Bar is well-taken and should be granted. |
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