Miss. Bar v. Gautier
| Docket Number: | 2010-BD-01332-SCT | |
| Supreme Court: | Opinion Link Opinion Date: 07-28-2011 Opinion Author: Dickinson, P.J. Holding: Disbarred. |
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| Additional Case Information: |
Topic: Bar discipline - Disbarment - Miss.R.Disc. 6(a) & (d) Judge(s) Concurring: Waller, C.J., Carlson, P.J., Randolph, Lamar, Kitchens, Chandler, Pierce and King, JJ. |
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| Note: | Joseph Patrick Gautier is hereby disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Mississippi. This order shall constitute notice of disbarment in this cause. | |
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| Appellant: | The Mississippi Bar |
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| Appellee: | Joseph Patrick Gautier |
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| Topic: | Bar discipline - Disbarment - Miss.R.Disc. 6(a) & (d) |
| Summary of the Facts: | The Mississippi Bar filed a formal complaint against attorney Joseph Patrick Gautier based upon his plea of guilty to one count of possession of a controlled substance. Because Gautier has been adjudicated guilty of a felony, the Bar asks the Court to: strike the name of Joseph Patrick Gautier from the rolls of the Mississippi Bar; immediately suspend Gautier from the practice of law in Mississippi pursuant to Rule 6(a) of the Mississippi Rules of Discipline; enter an order of disbarment pursuant to Rule 6(d) after the time for appeal from the judgment of conviction expires; and, upon entry of an order for disbarment, assess Gautier with the costs associated with this action. |
| Summary of Opinion Analysis: | The Court finds that the requested relief should be granted, and disbarment is proper at this time. |
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