Opinion
No. SC13–296.
2013-08-7
THE FLORIDA BAR, Petitioner(s) v. Nicholas Theodore STEFFENS, Respondent(s).
The Florida Bar filed a Petition for Contempt alleging that Respondent has failed to comply with the Court's order in Florida Bar v. Steffens, SC11–521 (Fla. Oct. 11, 2011), by which Respondent was directed to comply with the terms and conditions of a FLA, Inc. contract, including timely payments of the related fees. The Court issued an Order to Show Cause directing Respondent to respond by a date certain why he should not be held in contempt and sanctioned. Thereafter, The Florida Bar filed a “Notice of Compliance” stating that Respondent provided payment in full, albeit not in a timely manner. The Court takes very seriously every attorney's obligation to completely and timely comply with the Court's orders. Therefore, because Respondent did not properly comply with the Court's order until the Bar filed the Petition for Contempt, Nicholas Theodore Steffens is hereby held in contempt and is hereby publicly reprimanded.
Judgment is entered for The Florida Bar, 651 East Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399–2300, for recovery of costs from Nicholas Theodore Steffens in the amount of $1,250.00, for which sum let execution issue.