Matter of Schmidt

OPINION

This Court issued a contempt order on November 14, 1996, pursuant to Rule 17-206(G) NMRA 1996, finding Carl S. Schmidt in criminal contempt of this Court for failing to appear at a show cause hearing on October 23, 1996 and for failing to abide by the disbarment order entered March 6, 1996. Nothing presented by Schmidt at a subsequent hearing mitigates these findings and respondent hereby is sentenced to five months incarceration. The entire period of incarceration is suspended if respondent complies with certain conditions set forth below.

In a prior disciplinary proceeding, respondent…