Thompson v. The Florida Bar

Filing 166

ORDER granting in part 155 Motion for Clarification, Signed by Judge Adalberto Jordan on 10/5/07. (lh)

Thompson v. The Florida Bar

Doc. 166

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA MIAMI DIVISION CASE NO. 07-21256-CIV-JORDAN JOHN B. THOMPSON ) ) Plaintiff ) vs. ) ) THE FLORIDA BAR, et al ) Defendants ) ____________________________________ ) ORDER Mr. Thompson's motion for clarification [D.E. 155] is GRANTED IN PART as follows: 1. Mr. Thompson wants to know why I ruled on the show cause order before October 5, 2007, the deadline I originally set for his response to be filed. The reason is very simple. Mr. Thompson filed 14 responses to the show cause order before the due date set in my order. When a party responds before the due date, it is perfectly appropriate for the court to rule. 2. Mr. Thompson also wants to know why I have set a hearing on the order to show cause if I have already referred him to the court's Ad Hoc Committee. I am doing this so that Mr. Thompson can be fully heard on this matter before the Ad Hoc Committee acts on my referral in any substantive way. By this order, I am staying my prior order of referral to the Ad Hoc Committee. Once Mr. Thompson has presented his arguments at the upcoming hearing, I will decided whether the referral should be vacated, modified, or left intact.1
DONE and ORDERED

in chambers in Miami, Florida, this 5th day of October, 2007.

_______________________ Adalberto Jordan United States District Judge Copy to: Review,
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All counsel of record Sam Danon, Esq. Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on Attorney Admissions, Peer and Attorney Grievance

Of course, if Mr. Thompson does not wish to present any further arguments at the hearing in connection with the show cause order, he can let me know at the hearing.

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