In Re Godette
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
1DissentWagner, Senior Judge
Contrary to the recommendations of both the Board on Professional Responsibility (Board) and the Hearing Committee, the majority recommends augmenting a thirty-day suspension sanction and other specified conditions, with a fitness requirement before reinstatement.1 The Board *1168rejected recommending a fitness requirement for respondent’s failure to respond to a single ethical complaint because it is not warranted under either the Cater standard, which this court has since adopted,2 or under a comparative case analysis. The Board’s recommendation is consistent with controlling legal principles…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In Re RoundtreeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Matter of HauptDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- In Re CaterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
- In Re Darwin Charles BrownCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- In Re TempleDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
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