In re: Douglas E. Mataconis

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Notice: This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the Atlantic and Maryland Reporters. Users are requested to notify the Clerk of the Court of any formal errors so that corrections may be made before the bound volumes go to press. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS No. 15-BG-5 IN RE: DOUGLAS E. MATACONIS, Respondent. Bar Registration No. 449978 BEFORE: BDN: 101-14 Beckwith, Associate Judge, and King and Reid, Senior Judges. ORDER (FILED - April 30, 2015) On consideration of the certified order suspending respondent from the practice of law in the state of Virginia for a period of nine months by consent, this court’s January 29, 2015, order suspending respondent pending further action of the court and directing him to show cause why he should not be suspended for a period of nine months as reciprocal discipline, and the statement of Bar Counsel regarding reciprocal discipline, and it appearing that respondent has failed to file a response to this court’s order to show cause or the affidavit required by D.C. Bar R. XI, §14 (g), it is ORDERED that Douglas E. Mataconis is hereby suspended from the practice of law in the District of Columbia for a period of nine months. See In re Sibley, 990 A.2d 483 (D.C. 2010), and 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 the period of respondent’s suspension 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

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