CUMMINGS v. VIRGINIA STATE BAR

Record No. 850338.

355 S.E.2d 588 (1987)

Eric L. CUMMINGS v. VIRGINIA STATE BAR

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 24, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick M. McSweeney (David William Patton, McSweeney & Burtch, Richmond, on briefs), for appellant.

Guy W. Horsley, Jr., Senior Asst. Atty. Gen. (William G. Broaddus, Atty. Gen., Gregory E. Lucyk, Asst. Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., and COCHRAN, POFF, COMPTON, STEPHENSON, RUSSELL and THOMAS, JJ.


RUSSELL, Justice.

This appeal presents a question concerning the latitude permitted under the Rules of Court, Part 6, § IV, Para. 13(F),** to an attorney, disbarred or suspended from practice in another jurisdiction, to show cause by the presentation of evidence why like discipline should not be imposed in Virginia.

Eric L. Cummings (Cummings) was an attorney licensed to practice...

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