Miss. Bar v. Arledge
| Docket Number: | 2007-BD-02027-SCT | |
| Supreme Court: | Opinion Link Opinion Date: 05-22-2008 Opinion Author: Diaz, P.J. Holding: Motion for Indefinite Suspension Pending Appeal, Striking from Rolls, Suspending and Staying Proceedings filed by The Mississippi Bar is granted. Robert C. Arledge's name shall be stricken from the Bar rolls; Robert C. Arledge is immediately suspended from the practice of law in the State of Mississippi pending final disposition of these disciplinary proceedings or until reversal of the aforementioned convictions; that further disciplinary proceedings on the formal complaint are stayed pending the conclusion of Arledge's appeals; that the Bar shall promptly notify this Court of the resolution of Arledge's appeals; and that the Clerk of this Court shall forward certified copies of this order to the Chancery Clerk and to the Circuit Clerk of Warren County and to the Senior Chancellor of Warren County and to the Senior Circuit Judge of Warren County, and the order shall be entered upon the minutes of those courts in accordance with Rule 8.6(iii) of the Rules of Discipline. |
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| Additional Case Information: |
Topic: Bar discipline - Suspension - Miss.R.Disc. 6 Judge(s) Concurring: Smith, C.J., Waller, P.J., Easley, Carlson, Graves, Dickinson, Randolph and Lamar, JJ. Nature of the Case: CIVIL - BAR MATTERS |
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| Appellant: | The Mississippi Bar |
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| Appellee: | Robert C. Arledge |
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| Topic: | Bar discipline - Suspension - Miss.R.Disc. 6 |
| Summary of the Facts: | The Mississippi Bar filed a Motion for Indefinite Suspension Pending Appeal, Striking from Rolls, Suspending and Staying Proceedings against attorney Robert C. Arledge based on his felony convictions in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Arledge has not filed a response. |
| Summary of Opinion Analysis: | Pursuant to Rule 6 of the Mississippi Rules of Discipline, the Bar’s motion is granted. Arledge is immediately suspended from the practice of law in the State of Mississippi pending final disposition of these disciplinary proceedings or until reversal of his convictions, and further disciplinary proceedings on the formal complaint are stayed pending the conclusion of Arledge’s appeals. |
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