IN RE: JOSEPH P. SINDACO

Case Information: 11-BG-0291
Short Caption:	IN RE: JOSEPH P. SINDACO	Classification:	Bar Governance - Bar - Disciplinary Reciprocal
Superior Court or Agency Case Number:	BDN41-11	Filed Date:	03/09/2011
Opening Event Date:	03/09/2011	Case Status:	Closed
Record Completed:		Post-Decision Matter Pending:
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Disposition:		Next Scheduled Action:
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Events
Event Date	Status	Description	Result
03/09/2011		DISCIPLINARY LETTER from the Office of Bar Counsel with a certified copy of an order of the Supreme Court of Florida accepting respondent's consent to disbarment. Respondent was administratively suspended by the D.C. Bar on December 1, 1986 for failure to pay his dues and to file the required annual registration statements, and remains suspended.
03/30/2011		LETTER from the Office of Bar Counsel advising the court that notice sent to respondent was returned and Bar Counsel will send to respondent at his primary address.
04/01/2011		ORDER Having received a certified copy of an order of the Supreme Court of Florida accepting respondent's consent to disbarment, 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 disposition 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 he should not be disbarred from the practice of law in the District of Columbia. 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 Counsel shall (1) recommend appropriate non-identical 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)
05/16/2011		STATEMENT from the Office of Bar Counsel regarding reciprocal discipline.
05/19/2011		TMC - notice of reciprocal discipline - OTSC - statement of bar counsel - proposed order
06/23/2011	Filed	DISBARMENT ORDERED that Joseph P. Sindaco, Esquire, is hereby disbarred from the practice of law in the District of Columbia and any petition for reinstatement is conditioned upon compliance with the conditions imposed by the state of Florida. 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). (BR,NE,KG)
07/07/2011		RECEIVED from the Office of Bar Counsel a notice of nonfiling by respondent the required affidavits pursuant to D.C. Bar R. XI, Sec 14.