Inquiry Commission v. Layton

ORDER OF TEMPORARY SUSPENSION

Pursuant to SCR 3.165, the Inquiry Commission petitions this Court to enter an order temporarily suspending the respondent, David K. Layton, from the practice of law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Inquiry Commission alleges probable cause exists to believe that Lay-ton, of Lancaster, Kentucky, and who was admitted as a Member of the Kentucky Bar Association on August 1, 1971, has misappropriated for his own use funds belonging to others he held while acting as Master Commissioner of the Garrard County Circuit Court or has otherwise improperly dealt with…