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FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE # 9 FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

The Opinions handed down on the 22nd day of February, 2006 , are as follows:

PER CURIAM :

2005-B -1082

IN RE: JAMES K. GAUDET (Disciplinary Proceedings) Retired Judge Philip C. Ciaccio, assigned as Justice sitting for Associate Justice Catherine D. Kimball. pro tempore,

Upon review of the findings and recommendations of the hearing committees and the disciplinary board and considering the record, briefs, and oral argument, it is ordered that James K. Gaudet, Louisiana Bar Roll number 5970, be suspended from the practice of law for six months. Three months of this suspension shall be deferred. Following the completion of the active portion of his suspension, respondent shall be placed on unsupervised probation for a period of six months, during which time he must successfully complete the Louisiana State Bar Association's Ethics School program. Any failure of respondent to comply with this condition, or any misconduct during the probationary period, may be grounds for making the deferred portion of the suspension executory, or imposing additional discipline, as appropriate. All costs and expenses in the matter are assessed against respondent in accordance with Supreme Court Rule XIX,

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