Statewide Grievance Committee v. Clarke

Opinion

The defendant, Ernesto Clarke, who was admitted as an attorney to the practice of law in Connecticut and the District of Columbia, was ordered disbarred on November 7, 1996, by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Thereafter, the plaintiff, the statewide grievance committee, applied to the Superior Court for reciprocal discipline pursuant to Practice Book § 28A, now Practice Book (1998 Rev.) § 2-39. The trial court scheduled a hearing for May 14, 1997, and ordered that the nonresident defendant be given notice of the application and the hearing date. The defendant filed an answer…