Case Name: IN RE: Ernest L. JOHNSON
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2019-06-26
Citations: 275 So. 3d 872
Docket Number: NO. 2019-B-0682
Parties: IN RE: Ernest L. JOHNSON
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 275
Pages: 872–873

Head Matter:
IN RE: Ernest L. JOHNSON
NO. 2019-B-0682
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 26, 2019
ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING

Opinion:
PER CURIAM
Respondent and the Office of Disciplinary Counsel ("ODC") submitted a joint petition for consent discipline, in which respondent acknowledges that he violated Rules 3.3(a)(1), 3.3(a)(2), 8.4(a), and 8.4(d) of the Rules of Professional Conduct. Having reviewed the petition,
IT IS ORDERED that the Petition for Consent Discipline be accepted and that Ernest L. Johnson, Louisiana Bar Roll number 7290, be suspended from the practice of law for a period of six months, fully deferred.
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.
Genovese, J., would reject consent discipline.