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             DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS

No. 18-BG-568

IN RE: KARL BLANKE

A Member of the Bar of the
District of Columbia Court of Appeals                       DDN: 355-17

Bar Registration No. 982481

BEFORE: Glickman, Thompson, and Beckwith, Associate Judges.

                                   ORDER
                             (FILED – August 2, 2018)

       On consideration of the certified order revoking respondent’s right to
practice law in the state of Virginia by consent; this court’s June 5, 2018, order
suspending respondent pending resolution of this matter and directing him to show
cause why the functionally identical reciprocal discipline of disbarment should not
be imposed; and the statement of Disciplinary Counsel; and it appearing that
respondent has failed to file a response to the court’s order or file his required D.C.
Bar R. XI, §14 (g) affidavit, it is

       ORDERED that Karl Blanke 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.


                                   PER CURIAM
