Legal Opinion
Matter of Goldberg
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 30, 1983No. M-117-82PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion PER CURIAM.
2Per curiam
We are called upon in this case to resolve an apparent ambiguity between two provisions of our Rules Governing the Bar. Rule XI, § 19(3) provides in part:
Except as provided in §§ 15 and 18 of this Rule, orders imposing disbarment or suspension shall be effective 30 days after entry.
Rule XI, § 18 deals generally with the subject of reciprocal discipline, but it says nothing about an effective date for reciprocal disciplinary sanctions. Applying accepted principles of statutory construction, we hold that section 19(3) does not apply to reciprocal suspensions, and that this…
3Cases cited6 opinions
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- The Wilderness Society v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Attorney Grievance Commission v. GoldbergCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1982
- District of Columbia v. SmithDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- Tenants Council of Tiber Island-Carrollsburg Square v. District of Columbia Rental Accommodations CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
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4Cited by88 opinions
- In Re ZilberbergDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- In Re SlosbergDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
- In Re GarnerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- In Re SpannDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
- In Re BergerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
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