John Scannell V.
Opinion
Opinion
MEMORANDUM
John R. Scannell appeals the district court’s Order dated December 2, 2010, disbarring him from the practice of law before the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. The underlying misconduct which led the district court to impose such discipline is well-chronicled in the Supreme Court of Washington’s opinion disbarring Scannell from practice in that State, see In re Scannell, 169 Wash.2d 723 , 239 P.3d 332 (2010), and we have considered at least one prior disciplinary appeal by Scannell, see In re Scannell, 411 Fed.Appx. 110 (9th Cir.2011) (affirming district court’s decision to impose reciprocal suspension). We have jurisdiction over the district court’s decision to impose reciprocal disbarment, see In re Kramer, 282 F.3d 721, 724 (9th Cir.2002), and we affirm.
“[A] federal court’s imposition of reciprocal discipline on a member of its bar based on a state’s disciplinary adjudication is proper unless an independent review of the record reveals: (1) a deprivation of due process; (2) insufficient proof of misconduct; or (3) grave injustice which would result from the imposition of such discipline.” Kramer, 282 F.3d at 724 ; see also Local…