THE FLORIDA BAR v. RUBIN

No. 72255.

549 So.2d 1000 (1989)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Ellis S. RUBIN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied November 1, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, and John T. Berry, Staff Counsel, Tallahassee and Paul A. Gross, Bar Counsel, Miami, for complainant.

Ellis S. Rubin, in pro. per.

I. Mark Rubin and Guy Bennett Rubin of Rubin, Rubin & Fuqua, P.A., Miami, for respondent.


EHRLICH, Chief Justice.

This disciplinary proceeding is before us for consideration of a referee's report recommending that Rubin be found not guilty of charges that he violated professional ethics by refusing to obey a court order directing him to proceed to trial in a criminal case. The Florida Bar has petitioned for review seeking a public reprimand. We have jurisdiction, article V, section 15, of the Florida Constitution, and consider this case pursuant to rule...

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