Case Name: In the Matter of Joshua R. PAYTON, Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of Indiana
Jurisdiction: Indiana
Decision Date: 2014-01-23
Citations: 1 N.E.3d 1292
Docket Number: No. 71S00-1311-DI-771
Parties: In the Matter of Joshua R. PAYTON, Respondent.
Judges: All Justices concur.
Reporter: North Eastern Reporter 3d
Volume: 1
Pages: 1292–1293

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Joshua R. PAYTON, Respondent.
No. 71S00-1311-DI-771.
Supreme Court of Indiana.
Jan. 23, 2014.

Opinion:
PUBLISHED ORDER OF INTERIM SUSPENSION UPON NOTICE OF GUILTY FINDING
The Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission, pursuant to Indiana Admission and Discipline Rule 23(11.1)(a), has filed a "Notice of Guilty Finding and Request for Suspension," asking that Respondent be suspended from the practice of law in this State, pending further order of this Court or final resolution of any resulting disciplinary action, due to Respondent be ing found guilty of a crime punishable as a felony.
The Court, being duly advised and upon consideration of all materials submitted, now finds that Respondent accepted a plea offer in the state of Michigan and was found guilty of Fleeing or Eluding a Police Officer in the Fourth Degree, a class G felony.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Respondent is suspended from the practice of law in this State, effective immediately. Respondent is ordered to fulfill the duties of a suspended attorney under Admission and Discipline Rule 23(26). The interim suspension shall continue until further order of this Court or final resolution of any resulting disciplinary action, provided no other suspension is in effect.
The Clerk of this Court is directed to send notice of this Order to Respondent or Respondent's attorney by certified or registered mail, to the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission, and to all other entities entitled to notice under Admission and Discipline Rule 23(3)(d). The Clerk is further directed to post this order to the Court's website, and Thomson Reuters is directed to publish a copy of this order in the bound volumes of this Court's decisions.
All Justices concur.