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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE: YARBORO ANN SALLEE, BPR #16884
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(Knox County)
FILED
No. M2015â02197-SCâBARâBP NOV 1 8 2015
BOPR N0. 2015-2509-2-AW(27) Clerk of the Comm
Recâd By
ORDER TRANSFERRING ATTORNEY TO
DISABILITY INACTIVE STATUS
This matter is before the Court upon a Notice of Contention of Disability ï¬led by
the Board of Professional Responsibility (Board) pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, §§ 27.4
and 27.2.
Upon due consideration of correspondence from Ms. Yarboro Ann Sallee
contending she suffers from complex postwtraumatic stress disorder and depression such
that she is unable to defend against a pending Petition for Discipline,
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED BY THE
COURT THAT:
1. The law license of Yarboro Ann Sallee shall be transferred to disability
inactive status for an indeï¬nite period of time and until further orders of the Supreme
Court.
2. Within ten (10) days of the entry of this Order, Ms. Sallee shall, pursuant to
Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 27.2, contact the Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program (TLAP)
for an evaluation to determine Ms. Salleeâs capacity to practice law and her capacity to
respond to or defend against the pending Petition for Discipline. The evaluation shall be
completed within a reasonable period of time and the results of which shall be made
available to the Board.
3. In the event TLAP is unable to conduct an appropriate evaluation of Ms.
Sallee, TLAP shall provide Ms. Sallee and the Board with the names of at least two (2)
medical experts qualiï¬ed and willing to conduct an appropriate examination under Tenn.
Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 27.2. Within ten (10) days of TLAP furnishing the names of the medical
experts, Ms. Sallee shall contact the medical experts for an appropriate examination. The
examination shall be completed within a reasonable period of time and the results of
which shall be made available to the Board.
4. This matter shall be referred to a Hearing Panel for a formal hearing, if
necessary, to determine Ms. Salleeâs capacity to continue to practice law and to respond
to or defend against the disciplinary complaint pending in the Boardâs Docket No. 2015-
2471~2~AW. Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 27.4(a), the burden of proof at the hearing
shall rest upon Ms. Sallee and shall be by a preponderance of the evidence.
5. The Petition for Discipline proceedings, Docket No. 2015-2471-2-AW,
shall be suspended pending the determination of Ms. Salleeâs ability to respond to or
defend against the Petition for Discipline. In the event Ms. Sallee does not comply with
paragraphs two (2) and three (3) of this Order, the Board may seek dissolution of the stay
of the pending disciplinary proceeding.
6. Ms. Sallee shall be allowed to petition for removal of disability inactive
status pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 27.7.
7. The Board shall publish notice of this transfer pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R.
9, §§ 27.5 and 28.11.
8. Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 32.4, documents other than this Order
relating to Ms. Salleeâs disability proceeding shall not be public records and shall be kept
conï¬dential.
PER CURIAM