Case Name: In the Matter of K. Douglas THORNTON, Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of South Carolina
Jurisdiction: South Carolina
Decision Date: 2000-02-15
Citations: 339 S.C. 22
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of K. Douglas THORNTON, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Carolina Reports
Volume: 339
Pages: 22–23

Head Matter:
528 S.E.2d 657
In the Matter of K. Douglas THORNTON, Respondent.
Supreme Court of South Carolina.
Feb. 15, 2000.

Opinion:
ORDER
Respondent pled guilty to one count of willful failure to file a state income tax return in violation of S.C.Code Ann. § 12-54-40(b)(6)(c) (Supp.1999). The Office of Disciplinary Counsel asks this Court to place respondent on interim suspension pursuant to Rule 17, RLDE, Rule 413, SCACR.
IT IS ORDERED that the petition is granted and respondent is temporarily suspended from the practice of law in this State until further order of this Court.
/s/ Ernest A. Finney, Jr., C.J.
FOR THE COURT