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09/16/2008 "See News Release 057 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents." SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA NO. 08-OB-1901 IN RE: SIDNEY A. BACKSTROM ________________________________________________________________________ ORDER ________________________________________________________________________

On March 14, 2008, respondent pleaded guilty in the Northern District of Mississippi to one count of conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States. Respondent's guilty plea arose from his role in a conspiracy to bribe a Mississippi circuit court judge. Respondent now seeks to permanently resign from the practice of law in lieu of discipline. The Office of Disciplinary Counsel ("ODC") has concurred in respondent's petition. Having considered the Petition for Voluntary Permanent Resignation from the Practice of Law filed by Sidney A. Backstrom, Louisiana Bar Roll number 23632, and the concurrence thereto filed by the ODC, IT IS ORDERED that the request of Sidney A. Backstrom for permanent resignation in lieu of discipline be and is hereby granted, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule XIX,

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