Miss. Bar v. Gaharan
| Docket Number: | 2009-BD-00724-SCT | |
| Supreme Court: | Opinion Link Opinion Date: 04-08-2010 Opinion Author: Dickinson, J. Holding: John Holt Gaharan is hereby suspended from the practice of law in the State of Mississippi for one (1) year and one (1) day and assessed with costs and expenses. John Holt Gaharan taxed with costs of appeal. |
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| Additional Case Information: |
Topic: Bar discipline - Reciprocal discipline - Miss.R.Disc. 13 Judge(s) Concurring: Waller, C.J., Carlson and Graves, P.JJ., Randolph, Lamar, Kitchens, Chandler and Pierce, JJ. Nature of the Case: CIVIL - BAR MATTERS |
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| Party Name: | Attorney Name: | |||
| Appellant: | The Mississippi Bar |
ADAM B. KILGORE |
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| Appellee: | John Holt Gaharan | PRO SE |
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| Topic: | Bar discipline - Reciprocal discipline - Miss.R.Disc. 13 |
| Summary of the Facts: | The Mississippi Bar filed a formal complaint seeking reciprocal disciplinary action against attorney John Gaharan, following the Supreme Court of Louisiana’s imposition of a one-year-and-one-day suspension of Gaharan from the practice of law. |
| Summary of Opinion Analysis: | The Supreme Court of Louisiana’s decree, attached to the Bar’s complaint, constitutes conclusive evidence of the guilt of the offense or unprofessional conduct pursuant to Rule 13 of the Rules of Discipline for the Mississippi State Bar. There are no extraordinary circumstances which compel, justify or support variance from Louisiana’s sanction. Therefore, Gaharan shall be suspended for one year and one day from the practice of law in Mississippi. |
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