In re Heath ( 2024 )

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS
No. 24-BG-0855
In re JOHN C. HEATH,
Respondent.
A Member of the Bar of the
District of Columbia Court of Appeals DDN: 2024-D116
Bar Registration No. 486041BEFORE: Beckwith and Howard, Associate Judges, and Thompson, Senior Judge.
ORDER
(FILED—November 27, 2024)
On consideration of the certified order from the state of Utah placing
respondent on two years of probation with terms by consent; this court’s October 1,
2024, order directing respondent to show cause why reciprocal discipline should not
be imposed; and the statement of Disciplinary Counsel; and it appearing that
respondent has not filed a response, it is
ORDERED that John C. Heath is hereby placed on a two-year period of
probation wherein he must comply with the conditions imposed in Utah. See In re
Sibley, 990 A.2d 483, 487-88 (D.C. 2010) (explaining that there is a rebuttable
presumption in favor of imposition of identical discipline and exceptions to this
presumption should be rare); In re Fuller, 930 A.2d 194, 198 (D.C. 2007) (stating
that the rebuttable presumption of identical reciprocal discipline applies to all cases
in which the respondent does not participate).
PER CURIAM