In re: Thomas W. Felder, II , 113 A.3d 1085 ( 2015 )

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS
No. 15-BG-2
IN RE: THOMAS W. FELDER, II,
Respondent.
Bar Registration No. 463009 BDN: 290-14
BEFORE: Beckwith, Associate Judge, and King and Reid, Senior Judges.
ORDER
(FILED - April 30, 2015)
On consideration of the certified order of the Court of Appeals of Maryland
disbarring respondent from the practice of law in that jurisdiction, see Attorney
Grievance Com’n of Maryland v. Felder, 102 A.3d 321 (Md. 2014), this court’s
January 30, 2015, amended order directing respondent to show cause why the
reciprocal discipline of disbarment should not be imposed, and the statement of Bar
Counsel regarding reciprocal discipline, and it appearing that respondent has failed
to file either a response to this court’s order to show cause or the affidavit as required
by D.C. Bar R. XI, §14 (g), it is
ORDERED that Thomas W. Felder, II, 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 an affidavit that fully
complies with the requirements of D.C. Bar R. XI, § 14 (g).
PER CURIAM