Miss. Bar v. Scruggs


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Docket Number: 2008-BD-00486-SCT
Linked Case(s): 2008-BD-00486-SCT

Supreme Court: Opinion Link
Opinion Date: 07-31-2008
Opinion Author: Lamar, J.
Holding: David Zachary Scruggs' Motion to Dismiss Formal Complaint is dismissed as moot. The Bar's Motion for Indefinite Suspension, Striking from Rolls, Suspending and Staying Proceedings is dismissed as moot. The name of David Zachary Scruggs shall be stricken from the rolls of The Mississippi Bar. The Bar's Motion to Disbar or to Grant Other Relief is granted. David Zachary Scruggs is hereby permanently disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Mississippi.

Additional Case Information: Topic: Bar discipline - Adjudication of guilt - Miss.R.Disc. 6
Procedural History: Admin or Agency Judgment
Nature of the Case: Motion to Disbar

  Party Name: Attorney Name:  
Appellant: THE MISSISSIPPI BAR








 

Appellee: DAVID ZACHARY SCRUGGS  

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Topic: Bar discipline - Adjudication of guilt - Miss.R.Disc. 6

Summary of the Facts: David Zachary Scruggs was adjudicated guilty of misprision of a felony pursuant to Title 18 U.S.C. ยง 4. The Mississippi Bar filed a Motion to Disbar or to Grant Other Relief, requesting that he be disbarred pursuant to Rule 6 of the Mississippi Rules of Discipline.

Summary of Opinion Analysis: The Motion to Disbar or to Grant Other Relief is well-taken and should be granted.


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