Legal Opinion

Derivaux v. Mississippi Bar

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided July 17, 2014No. 2014-BR-00247-SCTPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

LAMAR, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. John Allen Derívame Jr. brings his Petition for Reinstatement before this Court, but the Mississippi Bar argues that Derivaux’s Petition fails to comply with the requirements of Mississippi Rule of Discipline 12(7), as well as Mississippi- caselaw. We agree with the Bar and dismiss Deri-vamos Petition for Reinstatement.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On November 18, 2011, a Mississippi Bar Complaint Tribunal disbarred Derí-vame. Miss. Supreme Ct. Cause No. 2010-B-928. After a hearing on Derivaux’s Motion to Reconsider, the Tribunal modified its previous…

2Cases cited7 opinions

In Re BensonMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
Burgin v. Mississippi State BarMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
In Re MorrisonMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
In Re Reinstatement of HollemanMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
In Re SteeleMississippi Supreme Court · 1998

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3Cited by1 opinion

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