Stephen Taliaferro v. Comm'n for Lawyer Discipline

On April 2, 2015 the Board of Disciplinary Appeals dismissed for want of prosecution the appeal of Hollister, MO attorney Stephen Taliaferro, 66, State Bar of Texas Card No. 19621475, from a judgment of disbarment signed on September 25, 2014 by the Evidentiary Panel for the State Bar of Texas District 15-3 grievance committee in Case Nos. 20137287. Taliaferro did not file a brief and the Board issued an Order to Show Cause to him on February 19, 2015. The Show Cause Order gave him 30 days to respond and show cause as to why the appeal should not be dismissed for want of prosecution. Taliaferro did not respond. BODA cause number 55206.

BODA Cause Number: 
55206
Type of Matter: 
Evidentiary Appeal
Date Filed: 
Monday, October 27, 2014
SBOT Cause No.: 
201307287
SBOT Discipline: 
Disbarment
SBOT Grievance Committee Number: 
15-3
BODA Decision: 
Dismissed for Want of Prosecution
Appealed to the Supreme Court: 
No
SBOT Card No.: 
19621475