UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
ORDER AMENDING RULES FOR LAWYER DISCIPLINARY ENFORCEMENT
Pursuant to a majority vote of the active judges of this court;
IT IS ORDERED that Rule 8.2.2 of the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement of the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana is hereby amended as follows:
8.2 Reciprocal Disciplinary Sanctions As to a lawyer subjected to public discipline in any other
jurisdiction, the court en banc typically will impose a concurrent, reciprocal sanction with that imposed by the
other jurisdiction unless:
8.2.1 The lawyer was deprived of due process by the lack of proper notice or the
opportunity to be heard; or
8.2.2. The evidence supporting the misconduct charges was so questionable that the
court should not accept as final the finding of misconduct. The evidence
assembled and relied on by the other jurisdiction clearly justifies a greater or lesser
or different sanction. However, in the event that the sanction imposed by the other
jurisdiction is based on a consent agreement and the disciplinary committee or this
court concludes that the record relied on by the other jurisdiction clearly justifies a
different sanction, the consent shall be considered withdrawn and the matter shall
be docketed for hearing and proceed in accordance with section 7, supra. If this
occurs, any conditional admissions made in connection with the consent
agreement cannot be used against the lawyer in any subsequent proceedings.
23rd day of July, 2013.
New Orleans, Louisiana, this ____
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SARAH VANCE, CHIEF JUDGE
