THE FLORIDA BAR v. TOWNSEND

No. SC11-2286.

145 So.3d 775 (2014)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Louis Randolf TOWNSEND, Jr., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied September 3, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Harkness, Jr. , Executive Director, and Kenneth Lawrence Marvin , Staff Counsel, The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, FL, and Michael C. Greenberg , Bar Counsel, The Florida Bar, Sunrise, FL, for Complainant.

Andrew DeGraffenreidt, III , West Palm Beach, FL, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

We have for review a referee's report recommending that Respondent Louis Randolf Townsend, Jr., not be held in contempt of this Court's January 17, 2008, suspension order in Florida Bar v. Townsend, case number SC07-81. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 15, Fla. Const. As discussed in this opinion, we disapprove the referee's recommendation in part, and hold Townsend in contempt based on his failure to notify the circuit court of his...

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