In re Cleveland

700 So. 2d 1263, 1997 La. LEXIS 3470, 1997 WL 680932

Opinion

ORDER

Interim suspension granted.

Considering the foregoing Joint Petition for Interim Suspension:

Pursuant to Article V, § 5 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, as well as the inherent powers of this Court to regulate the practice of law,

IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the respondent, Carl W. Cleveland, attorney at law, be and he is suspended from the practice of law pursuant to Rule XIX, § 19, pending further orders of this court.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that necessary disciplinary proceedings be instituted in accordance with Rule XIX, § 11 and 19.

/s/ Jeannette Theriot Knoll Justice, Supreme Court of Louisiana

TRAYLOR, J., not on panel.