Miss. Bar v. Scruggs
Docket Number: | 2008-BD-00486-SCT Linked Case(s): 2008-BD-00486-SCT |
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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. |
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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: Motion to Disbar |
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Appellant: | THE MISSISSIPPI BAR |
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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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