In re Loots

• Court: District of Columbia Court of Appeals
• Decided: October 24, 2024
• Docket: 24-BS-0849
• Status: Published

Opinion

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS

No. 24-BS-0849

In re JAMES M. LOOTS, ESQUIRE,

Respondent.

A Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals DDN: 2021-D196 Bar Registration Number: 384763 BDN: 24-PD-013

BEFORE: Beckwith, McLeese, and Deahl, Associate Judges.

ORDER (FILED— October 24, 2024)

On consideration of the unopposed petition of the Board on Professional Responsibility (“Board”) pursuant to D.C. Bar R. XI, § 13(c), to suspend respondent indefinitely based on disability, and Disciplinary Counsel’s motion to file under seal, and it appearing that both respondent and Disciplinary Counsel agree hereto, it is

ORDERED that the Board’s motion to file under seal is granted. It is

FURTHER ORDERED that James M. Loots is indefinitely suspended from the practice of law in the District of Columbia, effective immediately, and any pending matters are held in abeyance pursuant to D.C. Bar R. XI, § 13(c). It is

FURTHER ORDERED that respondent Loots’s attention is drawn to the requirements of D.C. Bar R. XI, §§ 14(g) and 16, relating to suspended attorneys. It is FURTHER ORDERED that respondent Loots shall file an affidavit in compliance with D.C. Bar R. XI, § 14(g) with the court and the Board and shall serve a copy of the affidavit on Disciplinary Counsel.

PER CURIAM