ORDER Correa Petition to Resign Granted June 17 1993

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~ u p r ~ m t (!Court of jfloribaTHURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1993

THE FLORIDA BAR, **Complainant , **v. CASE NO. 81,766*DENNIS DALE CORREA, * TFB No. 93-11,445(HRS)(6A)*Respondent. **

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The uncontes ted pe t i t i on to res ign in l i eu of discipJ:.ina.rYproceedings, with leave to seek readmission a f t e r f ive (5) years ,and amendment t he re to , i s granted e f f e c t ive r e t roa c t ive toJanuary 29, 1993.

Judgment fo r cos t s in the amount of $10,065.82 i s enteredaga ins t respondent fo r which sum l e t execut ion i s sue .

Not f ina l u n t i l t ime expi res to f i l e motion fo r rehearingand, i f f i l ed , determined. Th e f i l ing of a motion fo r rehear ingsh a l l not a l t e r th e e f f e c t i v e date of th i s res igna t ion .

A True Copy KBBcc: Ms. Bonnie L. MahonTEST: Mr. John A. Boggs

Mr. Donald A. Smith, J r .Sid J . WhiteClerk, Supreme Court


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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA

IN RE: PETITION OF REetrVEDSUPREME C O U R ~ CASE NO.DENNIS DALE CORREA 9J /1- IffS-- er;fJ!V f ; ~ t l 7 '93______________-J1 THE F!..Oi?IDA BAR

L,GAL DIVISIONPETITION FOR LEAVE TO RESIGN FROM THE FLORIDA BARCOMES NOW Pet i t ioner , Dennis Dale Correa, by and through h is

undersigned a t to rney , pursuant to Rule 3-7.12, Rules ofDisc ip l ine of The Flor ida Bar, and pe t i t ions t h i s cour t fo r leaveto resign without leave to reapply fo r a period o f f ive years ands t a t e s :

1 . Pet i t ioner i s for ty-s ix years old and was admi t ted toth e prac t ice of law in the Sta te of Flor ida on October 6, 1972and i s sUbject to the j u r i sd ic t ion and d i sc ip l ina ry ru l e s of TheSupreme Court o f Flor ida . Pet i t ioner i s cur ren t ly r es id ing ins t . Petersburg , Flor ida .

2. Pet i t ioner i s aware of a l l r igh t s he may have under th eRules Regulat ing The Flor ida Bar.3. Pet i t ioner does not have a pr io r d i sc ip l ina ry record .4. Pending d isc ip l ina ry ac t ions aga ins t Pet i t ioner involve

the fol lowing:TFB No. 93-10,473(6A) - In t h i s case , it has been a l leged

t ha t Pet i t ioner , while act ing as a t torney and o r t r u s t e e ,misappropr iated a t l e a s t $350,000 from one t r u s t andmisappropr iated funds from other t ru s t s .

TFB No. 93-10,948(6A) (HES) - In t h i s case , a Pet i t ion fo rEmergency Suspension was f i led by The Flor ida Bar which a l leged

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t ha t Pet i t ioner misappropriated substantial funds from varioust rus t s . The Pet i t ion was granted by The Supreme Court of Floridaon January 29, 1993.

TFB No. 93-11,029(6A) (INV) - In th i s case, an inventoryat torney was appointed to protect Pet i t ioner ' s c l ient s due toPet i t ioner ' s emergency suspension.

5 . A criminal invest igat ion i s pending based upon thematters referenced in paragraph 4 above. No criminal charges arepending.

6. Pet i t ioner agrees to cooperate fu l ly with anyinvestigation in connection with the Cl ient Securi ty Fund of TheFlorida Bar.

7. Pet i t ioner wil l make a l l reasonable ef fo r t s toreimburse the Cl ient Security Fund of The Florida Bar i f paymentsare made by the fund as a resu l t of h is conduct.

8. The Florida Bar has incurred costs during theinvestigation of the pending disc ip l inary ac t ions referred toabove, as indicated in the statement of Costs at tached hereto.Pet i t ioner agrees to pay The Florida Bar 's costs in the amount of$10,065.82.

9. Pet i t ioner agrees tha t he wil l not at tempt to dischargesaid obligation for payment of costs in any future proceedings,inclUding, but not l imited t o ~ ' a pet i t ion fo r bankruptcy.

10. Peti t ion.er f reely an d voluntari ly submits th i s Pet i t ionfor Leave to Resign Without Leave to Reapply for a Period of FiveYears .

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11. The publ ic i n t e r e s t wi l l not be adversely af fec ted by.the grant ing o f t h i s Pet i t ion and such wi l l not adverse ly a f f e c tth e pur i ty o f th e cour t s nor hinder the admin i s t ra t ion o f j u s t i c enor th e conf idence of the publ ic in the l ega l p ro fe ss ion .

12. P e t i t i o n e r agrees t h a t t h i s Pet i t ion i s a pUblicdocument and waives conf iden t ia l i ty in t h i s mat te r .

WHEREFORE, Pet i t ioner , Dennis Dale Correa , r espec t fu l lyreques t s t h a t t h i s Honorable Court gran t h is Pet i t ion fo r Leaveto Resign Without Leave to Reapply fo r a Period o f Five Years,r e t roac t ive to January 29, 1993.

Respectful ly submit ted ,

~ ~ - \ - - ~ c----..DENNIS DALE CORREAAttorney No. 146321 ~

STATE OF FLORIDA ))COUNTY OF HILLSBOROUGH )The f O ~ ~ i n g i ns t rument

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was acknowledged before me t h i s . .-..:.::cI ~ day of Z'Z!f2.LY" , 1993, by Dennis Dale Correa , who i s (persona l lyknown to me) I o r (who-has--produced) --.,..L.:.k==-...:.J I - ~ , . . . . . . . . . . ---:--:--_ _( type o f i d en t i f i c a t i o n ) and who ( ~ 1 a / d i d not) t ake an o a t h .

My commission ex p i r e s :OFfiCIAL NOfARY SEALMARLENE R HAUSWIRTHNOTARY PUDI.IC STAnOF FLORIDACOMMISSION NO JCC223473MY COMMISSION EX". AUG. 25.1996 3


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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICEI HEREBY' CERTIFY' t h a t a t rue and co r r ec t copy o f th e

foregoing has been furn ished by u. S. Mail de l ivery on t h i s ~ day o f May, 1993, to : John T. Berry, S t a f f Counsel , The Flor idaBar, Tal lahassee, Flor ida 32399-2300; Bonnie L. Mahon, Ass i s t an tSta f f Counsel , The Flor ida Bar, Sui te C-49, Tampa Airpor t ,Marr io t t Hote l , Tampa, Flor ida 33607; and John F. Harkness, J r . ,Execut ive Direc tor , The Flor ida Bar, 650 Apalachee Parkway,Tal lahassee, Flor ida 32399-2300.

DONALD A. SMITH, ESQUIRg

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ORDER Correa Petition to Resign Granted June 17 1993