All of the other courts that had reciprocally disbarred Mr. Smith then readmitted him to their bars, except for the Colorado Supreme Court, which declined to readmit Mr. Smith. The United States District Court for the District of Colorado then reversed itself and denied Mr. Smith's reinstatement, because he remained disbarred by the Colorado Supreme Court. This denial of reinstatement was affirmed by the Tenth Circuit. In re Smith, 329 Fed.Appx. 805, 806 (10th Cir.2009). Mr. Smith filed suit in the Court of Federal Claims, seeking compensation and equitable relief. He states that “the United States' actions and decisions—all of which constitute violations of Plaintiff's right to substantive and procedural due process of law and to the equal protection of the laws under the Fifth Amendment—also constitute judicial takings of Plaintiff's private property right to practice law and make a living, in violation of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.” Compl. 4–5. The court granted the government's motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.
Mr. Williams has not presented this Court with the essential prerequisite for admission to the bar of this Court: he is not an active member of the bar of the state of Maine and he remains under disbarment. See In re Smith, 329 Fed. Appx. 805, 807 (10th Cir. 2009); In re Discipline of Price, 294 Fed. Appx 743, 744-45 (3rd Cir. 2008); In re Kandekore, 460 F.3d 276, 279-80 (2d Cir. 2006); In re Martin, 120 F.3d 256, 258-59 (Fed. Cir. 1997); In re the Matter of Reinstatement of Leaf, 41 F.3d 281, 284-85 (7th Cir. 1994); In re Smith, 100 F. Supp. 2d 412, 416 (N.D. Tex. 2000). Instead, Mr. Williams seeks reinstatement under a narrow window.