Case Name: In the Matter of James C. KOTZ, Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of Indiana
Jurisdiction: Indiana
Decision Date: 2013-10-24
Citations: 996 N.E.2d 1276
Docket Number: No. 45S00-1308-DI-509
Parties: In the Matter of James C. KOTZ, Respondent.
Judges: All Justices concur.
Reporter: North Eastern Reporter 2d
Volume: 996
Pages: 1276–1277

Head Matter:
In the Matter of James C. KOTZ, Respondent.
No. 45S00-1308-DI-509.
Supreme Court of Indiana.
Oct. 24, 2013.

Opinion:
PUBLISHED ORDER IMPOSING RECIPROCAL DISCIPLINE
The Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission filed a "Verified Notice of Foreign Discipline and Petition for Issuance of an Order to Show Cause," advising that Respondent was disciplined by the States of Illinois and Wisconsin and requesting, pursuant to Indiana Admission and Discipline Rule 23(28), that reciprocal discipline be imposed in this state. On August 14, 2013, this Court issued an "Or der to Show Cause," to which Respondent has not responded.
Respondent was admitted to practice law in Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. On September 20, 2011, the Supreme Court of Illinois found Respondent's conduct violated that jurisdiction's rules of professional conduct. For this misconduct, the Supreme Court of Illinois ordered Respondent's name stricken from that state's role of attorneys. On September 25, 2012, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin entered reciprocal discipline against Respondent and revoked his license in that state.
The Court finds that there has been no showing, pursuant to Admission and Discipline Rule 23(28)(c), of any reason why reciprocal discipline should not issue in this state.
Being duly advised, the Court orders Respondent suspended indefinitely from the practice of law in this state as of the date of this order. Respondent is ordered to fulfill the duties of a suspended attorney under Admission and Discipline Rule 23(26). The costs of this proceeding are assessed against Respondent.
If Respondent is reinstated to practice in Illinois and Wisconsin, Respondent may file a "Motion for Reinstatement" pursuant to and in full compliance with Admission and Discipline Rule 23(28)(e), provided there is no other suspension order in effect. The Court notes that Respondent is currently under an order of interim suspension entered on September 12, 2013, in Cause No. 45S00-1308-DI-510.
The Clerk of this Court is directed to forward notice of this Order to Respondent or Respondent's attorney, to the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission, to the Supreme Courts of Illinois and Wisconsin to all other entities entitled to notice under Admission and Discipline Rule 23(3)(d). The Clerk is further directed to post this order to the Court's website, and Thomson Reuters is directed to publish a copy of this order in the bound volumes of this Court's decisions.
All Justices concur.