Case Name: In the Matter of John Carroll ECKERT, Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of Indiana
Jurisdiction: Indiana
Decision Date: 2013-06-28
Citations: 989 N.E.2d 1249
Docket Number: No. 39S00-1307-DI-458
Parties: In the Matter of John Carroll ECKERT, Respondent.
Judges: All Justices concur.
Reporter: North Eastern Reporter 2d
Volume: 989
Pages: 1249–1250

Head Matter:
In the Matter of John Carroll ECKERT, Respondent.
No. 39S00-1307-DI-458.
Supreme Court of Indiana.
June 28, 2013.

Opinion:
PUBLISHED ORDER ACCEPTING RESIGNATION AND CONCLUDING PROCEEDING
Respondent has tendered to this Court an affidavit of resignation from the bar of this State, pursuant to Indiana Admission and Discipline Rule 23(17).
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the resignation from the bar of this State tendered by Respondent is accepted effective immediately. The Clerk of this Court is directed to record Respondent's resignation on the Roll of Attorneys. Respondent shall fulfill all the applicable duties under Admission and Discipline Rule 23(26)(d).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any attorney disciplinary proceedings pending against Respondent are hereby dismissed as moot because of Respondent's resignation.
Respondent shall be ineligible to petition for reinstatement to the practice of law for five years from the date of this order. See Admis. Disc. R. 23(4)(a). If Respondent seeks reinstatement, the misconduct admitted in Respondent's affidavit of resignation, as well as any other allegations of misconduct and whether Respondent has made restitution, may be addressed in the reinstatement process. Approval of a petition for reinstatement is discretionary and requires clear and convincing evidence of the petitioner's remorse, rehabilitation, and fitness to practice law. See Admis. Disc. R. 23(4)(b).
The costs of this proceeding are assessed against Respondent.
The Clerk is directed to forward a copy of this Order to the parties or their respective attorneys and 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.