Legal Opinion
In Re Stanton
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 18, 1991No. 88-1492PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner was suspended from the practice of law for a year and a day because of several disciplinary violations. In re Stanton, 470 A.2d 272 (D.C.1983) {Stanton I).1 Before us is his second petition for reinstatement filed pursuant to D.C.Bar Rule XI, § 21(5), now Rule XI, § 16(d).2 We conclude that petitioner’s request for reinstatement is foreclosed by principles of res judicata: he has offered no reason why the decision of the court denying his first petition for reinstatement is not binding on this division of the court. Independently, we also deny reinstatement substantially for the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In Re RoundtreeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- In Re StantonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- In Re StantonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Matter of StantonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
3Cited by15 opinions
- John Stanton v. District of Columbia Court of AppealsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
- In Re SteeleDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- In Re TinsleyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- In Re StantonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- In Re StantonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
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