In Re COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-8920 , 2014 La. LEXIS 1550 ( 2014 )

Supreme Court of Louisiana
FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE #035
FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
The Opinions handed down on the 1st day of July, 2014, are as follows:
PER CURIAM:
2011-OB-1973 IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-8920
Accordingly, it is ordered that the application for admission be
and hereby is denied.
HUGHES, J., dissents and would grant admission.
07/01/14
SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
NO. 11-OB-1973
IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-8920
ON APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO THE BAR
PER CURIAM
This court previously denied petitioner’s application for admission to the
practice of law based on character and fitness concerns. In the instant application,
petitioner has again sought admission.
We remanded the matter to the Committee on Bar Admissions Panel on
Character and Fitness to conduct an investigation and appointed a commissioner to
take character and fitness evidence. Following the proceedings, the commissioner
filed his report with this court, recommending petitioner be admitted to the practice
of law. The Committee objected to that recommendation, and oral argument was
conducted before this court pursuant to Supreme Court Rule XVII, § 9(D)(11).
After hearing oral argument, reviewing the evidence, and considering the
law, we conclude petitioner has failed to meet his burden of proving that he has
“good moral character” to be admitted to the Louisiana State Bar Association. See
Supreme Court Rule XVII, § 5(E). In particular, we find petitioner has not
produced clear and convincing evidence that his character has been rehabilitated
from the long record of serious misconduct which prompted us to deny his first
application for admission. Based upon this finding, we conclude petitioner does
not possess the requisite good moral character to practice law in Louisiana.
Accordingly, it is ordered that the application for admission be and hereby is
denied.
ADMISSION DENIED.
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07/01/14
SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No. 2011-OB-1973
IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSION
CFN-8920
HUGHES, J., dissenting.
I respectfully dissent and would grant admission.
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