Court Opinion

ID: 9377726
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Date Created: 2023-03-08 16:13:36.464584+00
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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,
                                                  D-23-0002
 v.

 STACY L. ROSTAD, WSB #6-3592,

 Respondent.

                          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