Petition for permanent resignation from the practice of law in lieu of discipline granted. See order.
ORDER
The Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) is conducting an investigation into allegations that respondent committed a criminal battery against a family member and pleaded no contest to resisting a police officer with force or violence, a felony, in violation of La. R.S. 14:108.2. Respondent now seeks to permanently resign from the practice of law in lieu of discipline. The ODC has concurred in respondents petition. Having considered the Petition for Permanent Resignation from the Practice of Law filed by Mark R. Simmons, Louisiana Bar Roll number 12086, and the concurrence thereto filed by the ODC,
IT IS ORDERED that the request of Mark R. Simmons for permanent resignation in lieu of discipline be and is hereby granted, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule XIX, § 20.1 and Rule 5.5 of the Rules of Professional Conduct.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Mark R. Simmons shall be permanently prohibited from practicing law in Louisiana or in any other jurisdiction in which he is admitted to the practice of law; shall be permanently prohibited from seeking readmission to the practice of law in this state or in any other jurisdiction in which he is admitted; and shall be permanently prohibited from seeking admission to the practice of law in any jurisdiction. NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, this _ day of _, 2022.
FOR THE COURT:
/s/ _
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA