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IN RE LEWIS

Nos. 17-PR-71, 17-PR-72, 17-PR-73, 17-PR-74, and 17-PR-75.

274 A.3d 310 (2018)

IN RE Darnell LEWIS, in re Jeffrey Dixon, in re Carol Fletcher, in re James Walmsley, and In re Maurice Mars, Richard Jason Tappan, Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 31, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jouya Rastegar was on the brief for appellant.

John H. Clarke was on the brief for appellee James Walmsley.

Karl A. Racine , Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Loren L. AliKhan , Acting Solicitor General at the time, and Stacy L. Anderson , Senior Assistant Attorney General, filed a memorandum in lieu of brief for the District of Columbia.

Before Fisher and Thompson, Associate Judges, and Nebeker, Senior Judge.

In these consolidated appeals, appellant Richard Jason Tappan, an attorney, challenges monetary sanctions that the Superior Court imposed upon him sua sponte. We vacate the underlying orders and remand the cases.

I. Background

Superior Court Administrative Orders 04-06, https://www.dccourts.gov/sites...

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