THE FLORIDA BAR, COMPLAINANT,
v.
SIDNEY KATES, RESPONDENT
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The Florida Supreme Court approved the referee's disciplinary recommendation, suspending respondent Sidney Kates from the practice of law for ninety days followed by six months of supervised probation for professional misconduct.
A lawyer found guilty of professional misconduct shall be suspended from practice for ninety days followed by six months of supervised probation with monthly caseload reporting requirements.
[1] Supervised probation for suspended attorney must include monthly caseload reporting to Bar staff counsel detailing client matters and case dispositions.
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PER CURIAM.
In this disciplinary proceeding the referee has filed with the Court his report recommending that respondent be found guilty of professional misconduct, suspended from the practice of law for a period of ninety days, and thereafter placed on probation for an additional period of six months under prescribed terms. Neither the Bar nor respondent has filed a petition for review.
We have examined the record and conclude that the referee’s findings are amply supported by clear and convincing evidence. In accordance with Integration Rule 11.-09(3)(f), we therefore approve and adopt the disciplinary recommendations of the referee.* Respondent is hereby suspended from the practice of law for a period of ninety days, to be followed by supervised probation for six months during which time respondent shall file monthly with staff counsel of The Florida Bar a caseload report showing the names and current status of matters which respondent has agreed to undertake on behalf of clients, including information as to cases disposed of during the month. Respondent is further directed to pay the costs of these proceedings in the amount of $449.50.
It is so ordered.
OVERTON, C. J., and ADKINS, ENGLAND, SUNDBERG, HATCHETT and ALDERMAN, JJ., concur. BOYD, J., concurs in part and dissents in part with an opinion.
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The referee’s recommended procedure for the supervised probation, however, is slightly modified as reflected in this opinion.
BOYD, Justice,
concurring in part and dissenting in part.
I concur in respondent’s ninety-day suspension from the practice of law, but I dissent to the six month supervised probation upon resumption of his practice.
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THE Florida BAR v. Kates, 387 So. 2d 947 (Fla. 1980)…nt proof of rehabilitation as described above. Costs are hereby as [*949] sessed against Kates in the amount of $530.99. It is so ordered. ADKINS, Acting C. J., and OVERTON, ENGLAND, ALDERMAN and MCDONALD, JJ., concur. . The Florida Bar v. Kates, 360 So. 2d 776 (Fla. 1978). In that case, Kates agreed to represent a client in a small claims court action, yet failed to attend the pretrial or trial. The client prevailed without Kates.…