In re W. James Jonas ( 2018 )

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS
No. 18-BG-412
IN RE W. JAMES JONAS, III
2017 DDN 306
A Member of the Bar of the
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Bar Registration No. 422322
BEFORE: Fisher and McLeese, Associate Judges, and Nebeker, Senior Judge.
ORDER
(FILED –June 21, 2018)
On consideration of the certified order of the Supreme Court of Texas
accepting respondent’s resignation in lieu of disciplinary proceedings; this court’s
April 27, 2018, order suspending respondent and directing him to show cause why
the functionally-equivalent discipline of disbarment should not be imposed; and
the statement of Disciplinary Counsel regarding reciprocal discipline; and it
appearing that respondent failed to file a response to this court’s order to show
cause or his D.C. Bar R. XI, §14 (g) affidavit, it is
ORDERED that W. James Jonas, III, is hereby disbarred from the practice of
law in the District of Columbia. See In re Sibley, 990 A.2d 483 (D.C. 2010), and
In re Fuller, 930 A.2d 194, 198 (D.C. 2007) (rebuttable presumption of identical
reciprocal discipline applies to all cases in which the respondent does not
participate). It is
FURTHER ORDERED that for purposes of reinstatement respondent’s
period of disbarment will not begin to run until such time as he files a D.C. Bar R.
XI, § 14 (g) affidavit.
PER CURIAM