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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF AP P EALS

Nos . 15 -BG -9 & 15 -BG -1 38

IN RE: J OHN W . GREEN,

Res po nd en t.

Ba r Reg is tra tio n No. 4 76 59 2 BDN: 7 -1 5 & BDN: 3 8- 15

BEFORE: Bec kwi th , Ass oc ia te Ju dg e, an d Ki ng an d R ei d, Se ni or Ju dg es

.

ORDER

On co ns id erat io n o f th e cer ti fie d o rd ers of t he Co ur t o f App eal s o f Mar y la nd

in de fin it el y

su sp en di ng res po nd en t from th e p ract ic e o f la w in th at juri sd ic ti on , se e Att or ne y Gri eva nc e Co m’n of Mar yl an d v. Gre en , 10 7 A.3d 12 2 0 ( M d

. 2 0 15 ),

At to rn ey Gri eva nc e Co m’n of Mar yl an d v. Gre en , 10 5 A.3d 50 0 (Md

. 20 14 ), t h i s

co ur t’s Ja nu ary 29

, 20 15

, or de r su sp en di ng res po nd en t an d di re c t i n g hi m to sh ow

cau se why th e fu nc ti on al ly eq ui va le nt di sc ip li ne in t h e fo rm of a su sp en si on fo r a

pe rio d of fiv e y ears or un ti l re in st at ed to th e ba r of th e Uni te d St at es Dis tri ct Co ur t
fo r th e Dis tri ct of Mar y la nd

, whi ch ev er is fir st

, wit h hi s r e i n s t a t e m en t co nd it io ne d

up on a sh owi ng of fit ne ss , sh ou ld no t be im po se d, th is co ur t’s Feb ru ary 26

, 20 15

,

or de r co ns ol id at in g hi s two pe nd in g cas es an d red ire ct in g res po nd en t to sh ow cau se why th e fu nc ti on al eq ui va le nt reci pr oc al di sc ip li ne sh ou ld no t be im po se d, an d th e

st at em en ts of Bar Cou ns el

, an d it ap pe ari ng th at res po nd en t ha s fail ed to fil e ei th er

a res po ns e to th is co ur t’s or de r to sh ow cau se or th e affi da vi t as req ui red by D.C. Bar R. XI, §1 4 (g ), it is

ORDERED th at Jo hn M. Green is he reb y in de fin it el y su sp en de d fro m th e

pr act ic e of la w in th e Dis tri ct of Co lu mb ia wit h rei ns ta te m en t co nt in ge nt on a sh owi ng of fit ne ss

. Res po nd en t is el ig ib le to se ek rei ns ta te m en t aft er a pe rio d of fiv e

ye a r s or aft er rei ns ta te m en t to th e ba r of Mar y la nd

, whi ch ev er oc cu rs fir st

. Re i n s t a t e men t is al so co nt in ge nt up on a sh owi ng of fit ne ss

. Se e In re Si bl ey , 99 0
A.2d 48 3 (D.C. 20 10 ), an d (reb ut ta bl e pr es um pt io n of id en ti cal reci pr oc al di sc ip li ne

ap pl ie s to al l cas es in whi ch th e res po nd en t do es no t pa rti ci pa te ); In re Mai gn an , 98 8
A.2d 49 3 (D.C. 20 10 )(t he fu nc ti on al eq ui va le nt di sc ip li ne to an in de fin it e su sp en si on im po se d by th e st at e of Mar y la nd wit h no se t ti m e wit hi n whi ch to se ek rei ns ta te m en tNos . 15 -BG -9 & 15 -BG -1 38

is an in de fin it e su sp en si on wit h a fit ne ss re q u i r e men t wit h th e rig ht to se ek
rei ns ta te m en t i n fi ve y ears or a fte r rei ns ta te m en t b y th e st at e o f Mar y la nd ). It i s

FURTHER ORDERED th at fo r pu rp os es of rei ns ta te m en t res po nd en t’s pe rio d
of di sb arm en t wi ll no t b eg in to ru n un ti l su ch ti m e as he fil es an affi da vi t th at fu ll y

co m pl ie s wi th th e req ui rem en ts of D.C. Ba r R. XI, § 1 4 (g ).

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