Case Title: Plaintiff v. Defendant

Citation: 2023 WY 19

Docket Number: D-23-0002

State: wyoming

Court: Wyoming Supreme Court

Date: 2023-03-08T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT, STATE OF WYOMING 2023 WY 19 October Term, A.D. 2022 March 8, 2023 BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WYOMING STATE BAR, Petitioner, v. STACY L. ROSTAD, WSB #6-3592, Respondent. D-23-0002 ORDER OF PUBLIC CENSURE [¶1] This matter came before the Court upon a Report and Recommendation for Public Censure, filed herein January 30, 2023, by the Board of Professional Responsibility for the Wyoming State Bar, pursuant to Rule 16 of the Wyoming Rules of Disciplinary Procedure. The Court notes Respondent has not filed an objection to the Board of Professional Responsibility’s Report and Recommendation. The Court, after a careful review of the Report and Recommendation and the file, finds that the Report and Recommendation should be approved, confirmed, and adopted by the Court, and that Respondent Stacy L. Rostad should be publicly censured for her conduct. It is, therefore, [¶2] ADJUDGED AND ORDERED that the Board of Professional Responsibility’s Report and Recommendation for Public Censure, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, shall be, and the same hereby is, approved, confirmed, and adopted by this Court; and it is further [¶3] ADJUDGED AND ORDERED that Stacy L. Rostad is hereby publicly censured for her conduct, which is described in the Report and Recommendation for Public Censure; and it is further; [¶4] ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 25 of the Wyoming Rules of Disciplinary Procedure, Ms. Rostad shall reimburse the Wyoming State Bar the amount of $3,377.81, representing the costs incurred in handling this matter, as well as pay the administrative fee of $750.00. Ms. Rostad shall pay the total amount of $4,127.81 to the Wyoming State Bar on or before May 15, 2023. If Ms. Rostad fails to make payment in the time allotted, execution may issue on the award; and it is further [¶5] ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court shall docket this Order of Public Censure, along with the incorporated Report and Recommendation for Public Censure, as a matter coming regularly before this Court as a public record; and it is further [¶6] ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 9(b) of the Wyoming Rules of Disciplinary Procedure, this Order of Public Censure, along with the incorporated Report and Recommendation for Public Censure, shall be published in the Wyoming Reporter and the Pacific Reporter; and it is further [¶7] ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court cause a copy of this Order of Public Censure to be served upon Respondent Stacy L. Rostad. [¶8] DATED this 8th day of March, 2023. BY THE COURT: /s/ KATE M. FOX Chief Justice