In re Benito A. Garza

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS
No. 14-BG-13
IN RE: BENITO A. GARZA,
Respondent.
Bar Registration No. 489890 BDN: 318-13
BEFORE: Blackburne-Rigsby and Beckwith, Associate Judges; and Steadman,
Senior Judge.
ORDER
(FILED - February 20, 2014)
On consideration of the affidavit of Benito A. Garza, wherein he consents to
disbarment from the Bar of the District of Columbia pursuant to § 12 of Rule XI of
the Rules Governing the Bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, which
affidavit has been filed with the Clerk of this Court, and the report and
recommendation of the Board on Professional Responsibility, it is this 20th day of
February 2014
ORDERED that the said Benito A. Garza is hereby disbarred by consent,
effective forthwith, and the time shall not begin to toll for reinstatement purposes,
until respondent files a compliant affidavit pursuant to D.C. Bar Rule XI, § 14 (g).
The Clerk shall publish this order, but the affidavit shall not be publicly
disclosed or otherwise made available except upon order of the court or upon written
consent of the respondent.
The Clerk shall cause a copy of this order to be transmitted to the Chairman of
the Board on Professional Responsibility and to the respondent, thereby giving him
notice of the provisions of Rule XI, §§ 14 and 16, which set forth certain
responsibilities of disbarred attorneys and the effect of failure to comply therewith.
PER CURIAM