In re David Payne
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Notice: This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the Atlantic and Maryland Reporters. Users are requested to notify the Clerk of the Court of any formal errors so that corrections may be made before the bound volumes go to press. District of Columbia Court of Appeals No. 08-BG-1205 IN RE: DAVID M. PAYNE, Respondent. Bar Registration No. 413776 BDN: 235-08 BEFORE: Kramer, Fisher, and Thompson, Associate Judges. ORDER (Filed - December 4, 2008) On consideration of the affidavit of David M. Payne, wherein he consents to disbarment from the Bar of the District of Columbia pursuant to § 12 of Rule XI of the Rules Governing the Bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, which affidavit has been filed with the Clerk of this Court, the report and recommendation of the Board on Professional Responsibility with respect thereto, and the letter from Bar Counsel dated November 19, 2008, taking no exception to the report and recommendation of the Board on Professional Responsibility, it is this 4 th day of December, 2008, ORDERED that the said David M. Payne is hereby disbarred by consent effective forthwith. The effective date of respondent s disbarment should run, for reinstatement purposes, from the date respondent files his affidavit pursuant to D.C. Bar Rule XI, § 14 (g). It is FURTHER ORDERED that Bar Counsel s petition for discipline based upon respondent s disbarment by consent in the Supreme Court of New Jersey is hereby dismissed as moot, without prejudice to Bar Counsel s reinstating a reciprocal discipline proceeding if respondent seeks reinstatement to the District of Columbia Bar while his New Jersey disbarment is still in effect. The Clerk shall publish this order, but the affidavit shall not be publicly disclosed or otherwise made available except upon order of the Court or upon written consent of the respondent. The Clerk shall cause a copy of this order to be transmitted to the Chairman of the Board on Professional Responsibility and to the respondent, thereby giving him notice of the provisions of Rule XI, §§ 14 and 16, which set forth certain rights and responsibilities of disbarred attorneys and the effect of failure to comply therewith. PER CURIAM.
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