In Re: Rules of Professional Conduct


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Docket Number: 89-R-99018-SCT
Linked Case(s): 89-R-99018-SCT ; 89-R-99018-SCT ; 89-R-99018-SCT ; 89-R-99018-SCT ; 89-R-99018-SCT ; 89-R-99018-SCT ; 89-R-99018-SCT ; 89-R-99018-SCT ; 89-R-99018-SCT ; 89-R-99018-SCT ; 89-R-99018-SCT ; 89-R-99018-SCT ; 89-R-99018-SCT ; 89-R-99018-SCT

Supreme Court: Opinion Date: 10-06-2005
Holding: Petition for Temporary Emergency Amendments to Certain Mississippi Rules of Professional Conduct filed by The Mississippi Bar is granted in part and denied in part. The requested suspension of the filing fees provided for in Rule 7.5 of the Mississippi Rules of Professional Conduct is denied. The request for a limited period of ninety (90) days for a relaxation of the provisions of Rule 1.8(e)(2) of the Rules of Professional Conduct is granted to the extent set forth in the order. The Clerk of this Court shall spread this order upon the minutes of the Court and shall forthwith forward a true certified copy hereof to West Publishing Company for publication as soon as practical in the advance sheets of Southern Reporter, Second Series (Mississippi Edition). These amendments, however, being effective for a short duration, shall not be published in the Mississippi Rules of Court.

Additional Case Information: Non Participating Judge(s): Diaz, J.


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Summary of the Facts: Petition for Temporary Emergency Amendments to Certain Mississippi Rules of Professional Conduct filed by The Mississippi Bar is granted in part and denied in part. The requested suspension of the filing fees provided for in Rule 7.5 of the Mississippi Rules of Professional Conduct is denied. The request for a limited period of ninety (90) days for a relaxation of the provisions of Rule 1.8(e)(2) of the Rules of Professional Conduct is granted to the extent set forth in the order.



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