Case Name: In the Matter of Preston M. THOMAS
Court: Supreme Court of Indiana
Jurisdiction: Indiana
Decision Date: 1980-10-14
Citations: 410 N.E.2d 1202
Docket Number: No. 1079 S 264
Parties: In the Matter of Preston M. THOMAS.
Judges: All Justices concur.
Reporter: North Eastern Reporter 2d
Volume: 410
Pages: 1202–1202

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Preston M. THOMAS.
No. 1079 S 264.
Supreme Court of Indiana.
Oct. 14, 1980.

Opinion:
ORDER APPROVING SUSPENSION PENDING FINAL DETERMINATION
Comes now the Executive Secretary of the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission and certifies to this Court an Order entered by the Hearing Officer in this cause wherein the Respondent voluntarily consented to be temporarily suspended from the practice of law effective December 31, 1979, and pending the final outcome of this case. And this Court, being duly advised, now finds that the Order of the Hearing Officer is tantamount to a recommendation pursuant to Admission and Discipline Rule 23, Section 14(g), for a suspension pending final determination, and that such recommendation should be approved.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the Recommendation of the Hearing Officer be approved and that the Respondent, Preston M. Thomas, be suspended from the practice of law in the State of Indiana pending the final determination of this cause, beginning retroactively on December 31, 1979.
All Justices concur.