In re Partington

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS
No. 22-BG-459
IN RE EARLE A. PARTINGTON,
DDN2020-D190
A Suspended Member of the Bar of the
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Bar Registration No. 87700BEFORE: Glickman, McLeese, and Howard, Associate Judges.
ORDER
(FILED— September 1, 2022)
On consideration of the certified order from the state of California disbarring
respondent; this court’s July 8, 2022, order suspending respondent and directing him
to show cause why reciprocal discipline in the form of disbarment should not be
imposed; and the statement of Disciplinary Counsel; and it appearing that respondent
has not filed a response or his D.C. Bar R. XI, § 14(g) affidavit, it is
ORDERED that Earle A. Partington is hereby disbarred from the practice of
law in the District of Columbia. See In re Sibley, 990 A.2d 483, 487 (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) (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
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