| Events |
| Event Date | Status | Description | Result |
| 11/13/1992 | | DISCIPLINARY LETTER from Bar Counsel with a certified copy of an order from the Court of Appeals of Maryland suspending the license of the above named attorney. | |
| 11/27/1992 | | LETTER from aplt re a proposeed order inaccuratelystates the finding of the court of appeals of the state of Maryland | |
| 12/10/1992 | | LETTER from the Office of Bar Counsel advising that respondent's motion to modify sanction, referred to in his letter of 11/7/92, was denied on 12/7/92. | |
| 12/28/1992 | | ORDER: Respondent is suspended from the practice of law in the District of Columbia pending final disposition of this proceeding; Respondent shall show cause before the Board on Professional Responsibility, if cause there be, within 30 days from the date of this order why the identical discipline should not be imposed in the District of Columbia; The Board on Professional Responsibility is directed to recommend promptly thereafter to this court whether reciprocal discipline should be imposed or whether the Board, instead, elects to proceed de novo pursuant to Rule XI, sec. 8; The Clerk shall cause a copy of this order and the order of the Court of Appeals of Maryland to be directed to the Chair of the Board on Professional Responsibility and transmitted to the respondent. (By J. Rogers) | |
| 05/03/1993 | | REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD ON PROF. RESP. that respondent be suspended from the practice of law for 6 months. The suspension should begin at the time respondent files his affidavit complying with Section 14 of Rule XI. | |
| 05/05/1993 | | LETTER from the Office of Bar Counsel does not note an exception to the report and recommendation ofthe BPR. But does not endorse the Board's departure from imposing functionally equivalent discipline, i.e., a requirement of fitness. | |
| 06/07/1993 | | RESPONDENT'S OPPOSITION to the report and recommendation of the BPR. | |
| 06/08/1993 | | ORDER On consideration of the respondent's opposition filed in response to the Board on Professional Responsibility's report and recommendation filed on May 3, 1993, and treating this submission as respondent's brief, it is ORDERED that the brief of Bar Counsel shall be filed within 30 days from the date of this order, and that the respondent may file a reply brief in response to Bar Counsel's brief in accordance with the provisions of D.C. App. Rule 31(a). (NG) | |
| 06/15/1993 | | LETTER from the BPR requesting that Joan Goldfrank represent the Board. | |
| 06/15/1993 | | PETITIONER'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE BRIEF (Board on Professional Responsibility) | |
| 06/23/1993 | | ORDER On consideration of the motion of the Board on Professional Responsibility for leave to file a brief and this Court's briefing order issued on June 8, 1993, it is ORDERED that the briefing schedule is revisedto the extent that the Board on Professional Responsibility may file a brief within 30 days of the date of the filing of Bar Counsel's brief which is due on or before July 8, 1993. (RO) | |
| 07/02/1993 | | PETITIONER'S BRIEF (Office of Bar Counsel) | |
| 08/02/1993 | | BOARD ON PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY'S BRIEF | |
| 08/09/1993 | | RESPONDENT'S BRIEF | |
| 08/09/1993 | | BRIEFS COMPLETED | |
| 08/11/1993 | | ORDER, SUA SPONTE, CONSOLIDATING APPEALS 92-SP-1392 and 93-SP-12, for all purposes. (RO) | |
| 08/18/1993 | | PETITIONER'S MISCELLANEOUS PROCEDURAL MOTION (Bar Counsel's) for leave to file Surreply brief. | |
| 08/24/1993 | | FINAL SCREENING - SUMMARY CALENDAR I | |
| 09/14/1993 | | ORDER On consideration of Bar Counsel's motion for leave to file a surreply brief, and there appearing to be no opposition thereto, it is ORDERED that the motion is granted, and the lodged surreply brief is filed. PER CURIAM (SC, SU, KN) | |
| 12/09/1993 | | SUBMITTED (ST,SC,GA) | |
| 12/30/1993 | | VOTE SHEET - Scheduling oral argument | |
| 02/09/1994 | | ORDER - Sua sponte, ORDERED that this appeal is scheduled for oral argument on Thursday, February 24, 1994, at 9:30 a.m. The parties are to be present in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals courtroom, located at 500 Indiana Avenue, N.W., on the sixth floor, on the date indicated above no later than 9:25 a.m. STSCGA | |
| 02/24/1994 | | ARGUED (ST,SC,GA) Robert D. Powell, pro se, appellant. Julia L. Porter, Esquire, for appellee. Joan L. Goldfrank, Esquire, for appellee. | |
| 08/25/1994 | | SUSPENSION ORDERED that respondent shall be, and hereby is, suspended from the practice of law in the District of Columbia for a period of six months with reinstatement conditioned on respondent's demonstration of fitness. On the assumption that the affidavit of Robert D. Powell submitted to this court on August 9, 1993, correctly states that he was not required to notify any persons or return any papers pursuant to D.C. Bar R. XI, Sec 14, see In re Mulkeen, 606 A.2d 136, 137 (D.C. 1992), this order shall be retroactive to that date. (ST, SC, GA) | |
| 09/15/1994 | | error | |
| 09/15/1994 | | RECEIVED Respondent's Petition for Rehearing | |
| 09/19/1994 | | RESP MOTION FOR LV TO FILE PETITION FOR REHEARING | |
| 09/23/1994 | | MOTION(S) FEE PAID by respondent for motion for leave to file petition for rehearing. | |
| 09/28/1994 | | PETITIONER'S ANSWER/RESPONSE (Bar Counsel) to motion of respondent for leave to file untimely petition for rehearing. | |
| 10/07/1994 | | ORDER On consideration of respondent's motion for leave to file petition to rehearing, response of Bar Counsel to respondent's motion for leave to file untimely petition for rehearing, and the lodged petition, it is ORDERED that respondent's motion for leave to file petition for rehearing is granted and the lodged petition is filed. It is FURTHER ORDERED that respondent's petition for rehearing is denied. PER CURIAM (ST, SC, GA) | |
| 01/12/1995 | | RECEIVED from the Office of Bar Counsel a certified copy of the order of suspension entered by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against respondent. | |
| 03/24/1995 | | RECEIVED a certified copy of an order entered by the US Court of Federal Claims suspending the respondent. | |
| 05/28/1996 | | RECEIVED letter from the Office of Bar Counsel with a certified copy of an order of the USCA for DC suspending respondent for 6 months with reinstatement conditioned on demonstration of fitness. | |