In re Belfied

Sep 28, 2012
No. 2012-B-1690
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ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

PER CURIAM.*

| Respondent failed to reply to three disciplinary complaints filed against him ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‍with *797the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”). Prior to the institution of formal charges, respondent and the ODC submitted a joint petition for consent discipline, in which the parties agree ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‍that respondent failed to cooperate with the ODC in its investigation, in violation of Rule 8.1(c) of the Rules of Professional Conduct. Having reviewed the petition,

IT IS ORDERED that ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‍the Petition for Consent Discipline be accepted and that David Belfield, III, Louisiana Bar Roll number 19480, be and he hereby is publicly reprimanded.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‍all costs and expenses in the matter are assessed against respondent in accordance with Supreme Court Rule XIX, § 10.1, with legal interest to commence thirty days from the date ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‍of finality of this court’s judgment until paid.

Notes

Chief Justice Kimball not participating in the opinion.