Supreme Court of Louisiana
In Re: Felix Dejean, Iv
January 30, 2019264 So. 3d 424
Summary
The Supreme Court of Louisiana affirmed the disciplinary board’s findings that Felix Anthony DeJean, IV violated Rules 8.4(b) and 8.4(d) by committing simple battery, and adopted the board’s recommendation of a one‑year‑and‑one‑day suspension. The Court applied the clear‑and‑convincing‑evidence standard to the misconduct finding and reviewed the sanction under an abuse‑of‑discretion standard, emphasizing the respondent’s prior disciplinary record and the intentional nature of the conduct.