IN RE: JASON E. FISHER

151 A.3d 490, 2016 D.C. App. LEXIS 439

• Court: District of Columbia Court of Appeals
• Decided: December 29, 2016
• Docket: 16-BG-950
• Status: Published

Opinion

PER CURIAM

On consideration of the certified order of the Court of Appeals of Maryland disbarring respondent from the practice of law in that jurisdiction by consent, this court's October 7, 2016, order directing respondent to show cause why the reciprocal discipline of disbarment should not be imposed, the statement of Disciplinary Counsel regarding reciprocal discipline, and it appearing that respondent failed to file a response to the court's show cause order or an affidavit as required by D.C. Bar R. XI, § 14 (g), it is

ORDERED that Jason E. Fisher is hereby disbarred from the practice of law in the District of Columbia. See In re Sibley , 990 A.2d 483 (D.C. 2010), and In re Fuller , 930 A.2d 194 , 198 (D.C. 2007) (default rule of identical reciprocal discipline applies to all cases in which the respondent does not participate). It is

FURTHER ORDERED that for purposes of reinstatement respondent's period of disbarment will not begin to run until such time as he files an affidavit that fully complies with the requirements of D.C. Bar R. XI, § 14 (g).