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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE: JOHN THOMAS JONES,BPR #9510
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(Knox County) FILED
AUG 11,2015
No. M2015-01370-SC-BAR-BP Clerk of the Courts
BOPR No. 2015-2470-2-KH(12.3) Recd By
ORDER
John Thomas Jones filed a "Notice Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 27.4(a) and
Response to Petition for Temporary Suspension" as well as a "Motion for Leave to File
Documents Under Seal and Motion for a Protective Order." Mr. Jones requests that this
Court terminate his temporary suspension and instead place him on disability inactive
status indefinitely. Mr. Jones also plans to file medical records and other supporting
documentation consistent with his request to be placed on disability inactive status, all of
which he requests to have placed under seal.
With respect to his first request, we hold that, pursuant to Tennessee Supreme
Court Rule 9 section 27.4(a), we shall immediately transfer Mr. Jones to disability
inactive status "for an indefinite period and until further order of the Court." However,
Mr. Jones' temporary suspension shall remain in place pending the determination as to
Mr. Jones' incapacity.
Regarding Mr. Jones' second request â to file documents under seal â we note that
Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 32.4 states, "In disability proceedings referred
to in Section 27, the order transferring the respondent attorney to disability inactive status
shall become a public record upon filing; however, all other documents relating to the
respondent attorney's disability proceeding . . . shall not be public records and shall be
kept confidential." Therefore, any documents filed pursuant to his disability proceedings
will be kept confidential.
Accordingly, we grant Mr. Jones' request to be placed on disability inactive status
but deny his request to terminate his temporary suspension. Mr. Jones shall have thirty
(30) days from the filing of this Order to submit medical records and other supporting
documentation for his disability proceedings. We also deny Mr. Jones' motion to place
allIdocuments under seal, given that such documents related to his disability proceedings
will be kept confidential.
PER CURIAM
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