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THE FLORIDA BAR v. MATUS

No. 71873.

528 So.2d 895 (1988)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Petitioner, v. Dr. Francisco J. MATUS d/b/a Latinoamericana De Inmigracion, Inc., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied August 19, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ray Ferrero, Jr., President, Fort Lauderdale, Rutledge R. Liles, President-elect, Jacksonville, John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, John T. Berry, Staff Counsel, Mary Ellen Bateman, Unlicensed Practice of Law Counsel, and Lori S. Holcomb, Asst. Unlicensed Practice of Law, Tallahassee, and Robert M. Sondak, Chairman, Standing Committee on Unlicensed Practice of Law, Miami, for petitioner.

No appearance for respondent.

BARKETT, Justice.

This cause is before us upon The Florida Bar's petition to enjoin Dr. Francisco J. Matus d/b/a Latinoamericana De Inmigracion, Inc., from the unauthorized practice of law. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 15, Fla. Const.

Since respondent failed to answer the order to show cause issued by this Court, we take the allegations of the petition as true under Rule 10-5.1(b)(4), Rules Regulating the Florida Bar, and decide the case upon its merits...

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