Opinion
No. 18-BG-574
08-02-2018
IN RE Chirayu A. PATEL A Suspended Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
ORDER
PER CURIAM
On consideration of the certified order of the Supreme Court of New Jersey disbarring respondent from the practice of law in that jurisdiction; this court's June 4, 2018, order suspending respondent and directing him to show cause why reciprocal discipline should not be imposed; and the statement of Disciplinary Counsel regarding reciprocal discipline; and it appearing that respondent has failed to file either a response to this court's order to show cause or an affidavit as required by D.C. Bar R. XI, § 14 (g), it is
ORDERED that Chirayu A. Patel is hereby disbarred from the practice of law in the District of Columbia. See In re Sibley , 990 A.2d 483 (D.C. 2010) ; 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 disbarment will not begin to run until such time as he files a D.C. Bar R. XI, § 14 (g) affidavit.