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4A HERALD MONDAY MAY 17 2021 their masks at home, and Starbucks Corp. also drop- ped mask requirements for vaccinated customers. was not permis- sion to shed masks for everybody, Walensky said on NBC. was really science- driven individual assess- ment of your Governors in many states moved quickly late last week to drop mask mandates for vaccinated people. Others lifted the mandates completely, issuing strong recommen- dations to those not vacci- nated to continue to wear masks and get immunized.

In President Joe home state of Delaware, Gov. John Carney said Friday that effective May 21, the state will embrace CDC guidelines so that fully vaccinated people can stop wearing masks in most indoor and outdoor settings. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced the end of the statewide mask mandate starting Sat- urday, aligning Maryland with the new CDC guid- ance. Hogan said on of the that he think busi- nesses will ask people to show vaccination cards.

giving the busi- nesses the flexibility to do what they think is he said. have the right to take actions, just like telling people shirt, no shoes, no serv- On News Walensky said the deci- sion to shed a face mask was based on honor She though, rule out the need for proof of vaccination at the local level at some point. (With assistance by Tony Czuczka.) AMX-2021-05- FROM PAGE 1A VACCINE Jones at the phone num- ber on his Florida Bar profile. The report says Jones never filed an answer to the Nov. 3 emergency suspension petition.

About 20 min- utes before a Nov. 23, 2020 case management conference, Jones sent an email to the referee and attorney that he be available and asking that no hearings on the case be scheduled the first, third or fourth weeks of December. He also said his responses, including a motion to quash, would be coming on Nov. 25. the last the refer- ee or the Bar heard from An emergency suspen- sion after an auditor looked into two client complaints about $111,001 of stolen money stop an Orlando attorney from filing a case in pro- bate court the next day.

The violations in the above paragraph are why the state Supreme Court has disbarred Orlando lawyer Stephen Jones, the managing member of SMJ Law Firm PLLC. Jones had been ad- mitted to the Florida Bar in 2015. A Miami Herald reporter left a message for Jones. CASH IN, CASH OUT, CASH GONE, PART 1 A Jones client, William Fleming, filed a Florida Bar complaint in February 2020 saying seen nothing of 11 checks for $11,001.95 that went to Jones in 2018 and 2019 after final judgment in a case. Fleming also said his attempts to contact Jones were met with silence.

The report says Jones also had no words for the Bar when it asked for his response to complaint not only later in February, but in July 2020 by snail mail, email and different phone numbers. trust account records talked when the Bar opened them with a subpoena in August none of checks had been deposited in the trust account, as Florida Bar rules require. Also, saying something was that the copies of the checks Fleming provided the Bar showed endorse- ments on the checks that, the report said, to match signature on the trust account signa- ture card provided to the Bar by Bank of Jones respond, prompting the Bar to file a petition for contempt to show cause on Sept. 24. On Oct.

13, the state Su- preme Court demanded a response from Jones, ex- plaining why he be held in contempt. CASH IN, CASH OUT, CASH GONE, PART 2 Also, in October, 2020, a Bar complaint from Jesse Beardsley said a $100,000 insurance set- tlement went to Jones, but Jones use the money for medical bills. attempts at reaching Jones were as unsuccessful as The Bar auditor found $100,000 hit Jones trust account on May 15, 2019, but entire $100,000 settle- ment was depleted over the next six months in a series of cash withdrawals, a transfer to another Bank of America account, a check payable to Stephen M. Jones Law Firm PLLC and a Venmo payment with the refer- ence But no payments to Beardsley or any of his medical providers. In fact, the auditor found trust account balance on Nov.

15, 2019, was nega- tive $103.35. So, with Jones also not answering any questions about this complaint, the Bar filed its petition for emergency suspension on Nov. 3, 2020. The state Supreme Court granted that emergency suspen- sion on Nov. 9, 2020.

On Nov. 10, Jones e- filed a petition for removal of trustee in 18th Judicial Circuit probate court. The referee recom- mended disbarment. The state Supreme Court agreed with the recom- mendation. David J.

Neal: 305-376-3559, Orlando attorney disbarred after alleged client fund theft BY DAVID J. NEAL table in favor of the small, individual items. The good news is cus- tomers should be able to find their favorite brands on grocery store shelves. heard it was most- ly the packets and not so Add another product to the list of goods in short supply: ketchup. As more people placed takeout orders throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurants saw their stockpile of ketchup pack- ets shrink.

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