No. 20-1712

Charles Paul-Thomas Phoenix v. The Florida Bar

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2021-06-10
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: attorney-disciplinary-proceeding attorney-discipline charge-not-in-original closing-argument due-process grievance-committee in-re-ruffalo probable-cause quasicriminal-nature
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a charge, in a state bar attorney disciplinary proceeding for which the attorney grievance committee had determined there was no probable cause, may be added during the closing argument.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a charge, in a state bar attorney disciplinary proceeding for which the attorney grievance committee had determined there was no probable cause, may be added during the closing argument

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-06-11
Waiver of right of respondent The Flordia Bar to respond filed.
2021-06-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 12, 2021)

Attorneys

Charles Phoenix
Charles Paul-Thomas Phoenix — Petitioner
The Flordia Bar
Richard D. Courtemanche Jr.The Florida Bar, Respondent