In Re: Discipline of Peter Nuttall ( 2015 )

If the conviction adversely reflects on the attorney's fitness to practice law, the supreme court may issue an order to show cause, requiring the attorney to demonstrate why an immediate temporary suspension should not be imposed. As it appeared that Nuttall's conviction was not for a minor offense and that it adversely reflected on his fitness to practice law, this court directed Nuttall to show cause why he should not be temporarily suspended from the practice of law pending resolution of the formal proceedings. Nuttall filed an untimely motion to extend the time to respond to the show cause order; on May 8, 2015, this court entered an order denying the motion and directing Nuttall to file his response by May 19, 2015. To date, Nuttall has failed to respond. In light of the petition and Nuttall's failure to respond to our orders, we conclude that a temporary suspension is warranted. Accordingly, we temporarily suspend Nuttall from the practice of law pending resolution of the formal proceedings of the Southern Nevada Disciplinary Board. It is so ORDERED. 2 2 Thisorder constitutes our final disposition of this matter. Any further proceedings concerning Nuttall shall be docketed as a new matter. SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 2 (0) 1947A eo cc: Chair, Southern Nevada Disciplinary Board Bar Counsel, State Bar of Nevada Kimberly K. Farmer, Executive Director, State Bar of Nevada Peter C. Nuttall Perry Thompson, Admissions Office, United States Supreme Court SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 3 (0) 1947A e