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149 A.3d 1281
    IN THE MATTER OF RICHARD M. ROBERTS, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW (ATTORNEY NO. 261581971)
    November 1, 2016
   ORDER

The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court pursuant to Rule l:20-15(k) a recommendation (DRB 16-334) that RICHARD M. ROBERTS of NEWARK, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1971, and who has been suspended from practice since November 24, 2015, be suspended from the practice of law and compelled to pay a monetary sanction to the Disciplinary Oversight Committee for failure to comply with the determination of the District VA Fee Arbitration Committee in Docket No. VA-2016-000IF, and good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that RICHARD M. ROBERTS be temporarily suspended from the practice of law, effective December 1, 2016, and until respondent complies with the determination of the District VA Fee Arbitration Committee in Docket No. VA-20160001F, pays a sanction of $500 to the Disciplinary Oversight Committee, and until the further Order of the Court; provided, however, this Order shall be vacated automatically if the Disciplinary Review Board reports to the Court prior to the effective date of the suspension, that respondent has satisfied all obligations under this Order; and it is further

ORDERED that if respondent seeks to be heard on this matter, he shall file with the Clerk of the Court within ten days of the file date of this Order a written request for the issuance of an Order to Show Cause; and it is further

ORDERED that respondent shall remain suspended from practice pursuant to the Orders filed by this Court on October 25, 2015, November 4, 2015 and February 3, 2016, and until further Order of this Court; and it is further

■ ORDERED that the entire record of this matter be made a permanent part of respondent’s file as an attorney at law of this State; and it is further

ORDERED that respondent be restrained and enjoined from practicing law during the period of his suspension and that he comply with Rule 1:20-20.