Case Information: 10-BG-0894 | |||
Short Caption: | IN RE: KIMLA C. JOHNSON | Classification: | Bar Governance - Bar - Disciplinary Reciprocal |
Superior Court or Agency Case Number: | BDN264-10 | Filed Date: | 07/21/2010 |
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Opening Event Date: | 07/21/2010 | Case Status: | Closed |
Record Completed: | Post-Decision Matter Pending: | ||
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Disposition: | Next Scheduled Action: | ||
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Appellate Role | Party Name | IFP | Attorney(s) | Arguing Attorney | E-Filer | |||||||
Petitioner | Bar Counsel | N |
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Petitioner | Board on Professional Responsibility | N |
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Respondent | Kimla C. Johnson | N | Pro Se | N |
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Event Date | Status | Description | Result | |
07/21/2010 | DISCIPLINARY LETTER from the Office of Bar Counsel with a certified copy of an order of the Supreme Court of the State of South Carolina indefinitely suspending respondent. Respondent was administratively suspended by the DC Bar for failure to pay dues and failure to file the required annual registration statements, and remains suspended. | |||
08/04/2010 | RECEIVED from the Office of Bar Counsel a copy of a letter to respondent advising respondent of Bar Cousel's recommendation that the court suspend respondent on an interim basis pursuant to D.C. Bar R. XI, Sec 11 (d), and the requirement that respondent file an affidavit pursuant to Sec 14 (g). | |||
08/09/2010 | ORDER Having received a certified copy of an order of the Supreme Court of South Carolina indefinitely suspending respondent from the practice of law, it is, accordingly, pursuant to D.C. Bar Rule XI, Sec 11 (d), ORDERED that respondent is suspended from the practice of law in the District of Columbia pending final dispositiion of this proceeding, effective on the date of entry of this order, and it is FURTHER ORDERED that respondent show cause within thirty days why she should not be indefinitely suspended from the practice of law in the District of Columbia, with the right to petition for reinstatement when reinstated in South Caroline or in five years, whichever occurs first. It is FURTHER ORDERED that Bar Counsel shall reply to respondent's response no later than fifteen days after service of the response. Alternatively, no later than fifteen days after respondent's response was due, Bar Counsel may object to the imposition of reciprocal discipline based upon the factors set forth in D.C. Bar Rule XI, Sec 11 (c). Bar Counsel shall provide the court with the relevant portions of the record of the proceeding in the other disciplining court, the statute and rules that governed it, and a short statement identifying all of the issues that the matter presents. It is FURTHER ORDERED that if Bar Counsel opposes the imposition of identical discipline, Bar Counse shall (1) recommend appropriate non-identical discipline or (2) request that the matter be referred to the Board for its recommendation as to discipline. Respondent may reply within ten days after service of Bar Counsel's submission. It is FURTHER ORDERED that respondent's attention is drawn to the requirement of Rule XI, Sec 14 relating to suspended attorneys and to the provisions of Rule XI, Sec 16 (c) dealing with the timing of eligibility for reinstatement as related to compliance with Rule XI, Sec 14, including the filing of the required affidavit. (ETW) | |||
08/12/2010 | LETTER from the Office of Bar Counsel advising the court of respondent's new address: 6302 gredinger Drive, Clinton, MD 20735 | |||
09/22/2010 | STATEMENT of Bar Counsel regarding reciprocal discipline. | |||
09/23/2010 | TMC - notice of reciprocal discipline - OTSC - statment of Bar Counsel - proposed order | |||
11/04/2010 | Filed | SUSPENSION ORDERED that Kimla C. Johnson, Esquire, is hereby suspended from the practice of law in the District of Columbia for a period of two years with a fitness requirement. It is FURTHER ORDERED that for purposes of reinstatement respondent's suspension will not begin to run until such time as she files an affidavit that fully complies with the requirements of D.C. Bar R. XI, Sec 14 (g). (RD,TE,KG) | ||
11/19/2010 | RECEIVED from the Office of Bar Counsel a copy of a letter to respondent advising respondent of her failure to file the required affidavit pursuant to D.C. Bar R. XI, Sec 14. |