Opinion
Bar Registration Number: 384763 No. 24-BS-0849
10-24-2024
IN RE James M. LOOTS, Esquire, Respondent. A Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
DDN: 2021-D196
BDN: 24-PD-013
BEFORE: Beckwith, McLeese, and Deahl, Associate Judges.
ORDER
PER CURIAM
On consideration of the unopposed petition of the Board on Professional Responsibility ("Board") pursuant to D.C. Bar R. XI, § 13(c), to suspend respondent indefi- nitely based on disability, and Disciplinary Counsel’s motion to file under seal, and it appearing that both respondent and Disciplinary Counsel agree hereto, it is
ORDERED that the Board’s motion to file under seal is granted. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that James M. Loots is indefinitely suspended from the practice of law in the District of Columbia, effective immediately, and any pending matters are held in abeyance pursuant to D.C. Bar R. XI, § 13(c). It is
FURTHER ORDERED that respondent Loots’s attention is drawn to the requirements of D.C. Bar R. XI, §§ 14(g) and 16, relating to suspended attorneys. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that respondent Loots shall file an affidavit in compliance with D.C. Bar R. XI, § 14(g) with the court and the Board and shall serve a copy of the affidavit on Disciplinary Counsel.