In re David Venie

168 A.3d 691

• Court: District of Columbia Court of Appeals
• Decided: September 7, 2017
• Docket: 17-BG-536
• Status: Published

Opinion

ORDER

PER CURIAM

On consideration of the certified order of the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board suspending respondent from the practice of law for thirty days by agreed disposition; this court’s June 9, 2017, order temporarily suspending respondent and directing him to show cause why identical reciprocal discipline should not be imposed; the statement/of Disciplinary Counsel regarding reciprocal discipline; it appearing that .respondent, did not file a response, to this court’s show cause order; and it further appearing that respondent provided a D.C. Bar R. XI, § 14 (g) affidavit to Disciplinary Counsel on June 27, 2017, but failed to file a copy in this court as required, it is .

ORDERED that Mike Meier is hereby suspended from the practice of law in the District of Columbia for a period of thirty days. See In re Sibley, 990 A.2d 483, 487-88 (D.C. 2010) (explaining that the presumption of identical discipline in D.C. Bar R. XI, § 11 (c) will prevail except in “rare” cases); In re Cole, 809 A.2d 1226, 1227 n.3 (D.C. 2002) (explaining that in unopposed reciprocal matters the “imposition of identical discipline should be close to automatic”). For purposes.of reinstatement, the suspension will not,begin to run until .such time as respondent files his D.C. Bar R. XI, § 14 (g) affidavit-in this court.