The Florida Bar v. KIVISTO

Jussi Kustaa Kivisto was the subject of a Florida Bar disciplinary proceeding. 1 On March 17, 2009, Kivisto filed a petition for review of a referee’s report that recommended he be disbarred. During the course of the proceedings, Kivisto filed numerous motions and writ petitions. In fact, in this matter, Kivisto submitted over 120 filings with this Court, the bulk of which were repetitive and meritless. In addition, despite the fact that it was Kivis-to who sought review of the referee’s report and recommendation, he failed to timely file an initial brief on the merits. On May 20, 2010, the…