In re Humphries

Aug 3, 2000
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Moore

ORDER

By order dated May 2, 2000, respondent was placed on ‍​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‍interim suspension because he had been indicted on two counts of violating 18 U.S.C. § 1623 by knowingly making false declarations while testifying ‍​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‍under oath before a Grand Jury of the United States in the District Court of South Carolina. On June 25, ‍​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‍2000, the indictments were dismissed. Respondent has now filed a petition in which he seeks to be reinstated to the ‍​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‍practice of law. The petition is granted.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

/s/ James E. Moore, Acting C.J. /s¡ John H. Waller, Jr., J. /s/ E.C. ‍​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‍Burnett, III, J. /s/ Costa M. Pleicones, J. TOAL, C.J., not participating.