The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently affirmed a $750 sanction leveled against a Cleburne attorney for disobeying an order by U.S. District Judge John McBryde, but reversed part of the punishment because it would have forced the lawyer to re-enroll in law school.

According to the decision, Robert E. Luttrell III was sanctioned by McBryde last year in a 40-page order that imposed discipline on the lawyer for failure to comply with a court order, including Luttrell’s failure to keep a court-appointed client apprised of a criminal appeal. McBryde also removed Luttrell from a panel comprised of attorneys who volunteer to represent indigent defendants in criminal trials.