William S. McCants Jr. v. Comm'n for Lawyer Disc.
On May 24, 2012 the Board of Disciplinary Appeals dismissed for want of prosecution the appeal of Waco attorney William Samuel "Sam" McCants Jr., 69, State Bar of Texas Card No. 13363000, from a judgment of partially probated suspension signed on May 31, 2011 by the Evidentiary Panel for the State Bar of Texas District 8 grievance committee in Case No. D0011039361. McCants did not file a brief and the Board issued an Order to Show Cause to McCants on April 2, 2012, giving him 30 days to respond and show cause as to why the appeal should not be dismissed for want of prosecution. McCants did not respond.
BODA Cause Number:
48799
Type of Matter:
Evidentiary Appeal
Date Filed:
Thursday, June 23, 2011
SBOT Cause No.:
D0011039361
SBOT Discipline:
Partially Probated Suspension
SBOT Grievance Committee Number:
8
BODA Decision:
Dismissed for Want of Prosecution
Appealed to the Supreme Court:
No
Pleadings:
SBOT Card No.:
13363000
Jurisdiction:
Texas