A. An attorney admitted to practice before this Court shall, upon being subjected to suspension or
disbarment by a court of any state, territory, commonwealth, or possession of the United States,
or upon being subject to any form of public discipline, including but not limited to suspension
or disbarment, by any other court of the United States or the District of Columbia, promptly
inform the Clerk of this Court of such action.
B. Upon notification from any source that an attorney admitted to practice before this Court has
been disciplined by another court as described above, the Clerk shall obtain a copy of any state
or federal court orders regarding the discipline. This Court may then refer the matter to the
Grievance Committee for a recommendation for appropriate action, or may issue a notice
directed to the attorney containing:
(1) A copy of the judgment or order from the other court, and
(2) An order to show cause directing that the attorney inform this Court, within thirty (30)
days after service of that order upon the attorney, of any claim by the attorney
predicated upon the grounds set forth in subsection E, supra, that the imposition of
identical discipline by the Court would be unwarranted and the reasons therefor.
C. In the event that the discipline imposed in the other jurisdiction has been stayed there, any
reciprocal disciplinary proceedings instituted or discipline imposed in this Court shall be
deferred until such stay expires.
D. After consideration of the response called for by the order issued pursuant to subsection B,
supra, or after expiration of the time specified in that order, the Court may impose the identical
discipline or may impose any other sanction the Court may deem appropriate.
E. A final adjudication in another court that an attorney has been guilty of misconduct shall
establish conclusively the misconduct for purpose of a disciplinary proceeding in this Court,
unless the attorney demonstrates and the Court is satisfied that upon the face of the record upon
which the discipline in another jurisdiction is predicated it clearly appears that:
(1) The procedure in that other jurisdiction was so lacking in notice or opportunity to be
heard as to constitute a deprivation of due process; or
(2) there was such an infirmity of proof establishing misconduct as to give rise to the clear
conviction that this Court could not, consistent with its duty, accept as final the
conclusion on that subject; or
(3) the imposition of the same discipline by this Court would result in grave injustice; or
(4) the misconduct established is deemed by this Court to warrant substantially different
discipline.
F. This Court may at any stage ask the Grievance Committee to conduct disciplinary proceedings
or to make recommendations to the Court for appropriate action in light of the imposition of
professional discipline by another court.
