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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS
No. 18-BG-554
IN RE JOHN L. MACHADO, RESPONDENT.
A Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
(Bar Registration No. 449961)
On Report and Recommendation
Of the Board on Professional Responsibility
(BDN 253-14)
(Decided June 28, 2018)
Before GLICKMAN and THOMPSON, Associate Judges, and STEADMAN, Senior
Judge.
PER CURIAM: In this case, the Board on Professional Responsibility has
adopted the Ad Hoc Hearing Committee’s uncontested findings and conclusions
that respondent John L. Machado (1) neglected a client whom he was appointed to
represent in a criminal case under the Criminal Justice Act (CJA), (2) disregarded
court orders in the case, causing the court to vacate his appointment and remove
him from the panel of attorneys eligible to receive CJA appointments; and (3)
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failed to timely respond to Disciplinary Counsel’s inquiries concerning the
foregoing matters, in violation of Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1 (a), 1.1 (b),
1.3 (a), 1.3 (b)(1), 1.3 (c), 3.4 (c), and 8.4 (d). For these violations, the Board
recommends that respondent’s license to practice law as a member of the Bar of
the District of Columbia be suspended for a period of 90 days, with the suspension
stayed in favor of a two-year period of probation during which respondent must
meet certain conditions. No exceptions having been filed to the Board’s report, we
shall impose the recommended discipline. See D.C. Bar R. XI, § 9 (h)(2).
Accordingly, it is
ORDERED that John L. Machado is hereby suspended from practicing law
in the District of Columbia for a period of 90 days, with the suspension stayed in
favor of a two-year period of probation. During the probationary period
respondent shall not commit any further Rule violations; shall meet with a practice
monitor at least quarterly and follow the monitor’s recommendations; and shall
execute a waiver to permit the monitor to file quarterly reports with the Office of
Disciplinary Counsel and the Board of Professional Responsibility. If respondent
violates any of the conditions of his probation, Disciplinary Counsel may petition
for imposition of the stayed suspension.