United States DC Circuit

The Court of Appeals imposed reciprocal discipline on Respondent-Attorney by suspending him from the practice of law, where the Supreme Court of Florida previously suspended Respondent, the Justices of that court took the requisite oaths before doing so, and the Sixth Amendment was inapplicable to the Florida suspension proceeding.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/20/2009
• Decided 05/01/2009
• Published 05/01/2009

Judges

• Before SENTELLE, Chief Judge, TATEL and GRIFFITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Brian D. Netter, appointed by the court, argued the cause as amicus curiae.   With him on the brief was Andrew J. Pincus.


• For Appellees:
  
• Montgomery Blair Sibley argued the cause and filed the briefs for respondent.