W.D. Ky. LCrR 57.3

(a) Discipline Generally. Any attorney practicing before the Court is subject to

discipline by the Court upon a showing that:

(1) The attorney is currently suspended or disbarred by any admitting or

licensing authority; or

(2) The attorney is guilty of unprofessional conduct in the matter pending

before the Court.

(b) Discipline By Admitting or Licensing Authority; Procedure.

(1) Attorney’s Duty to Notify. An attorney practicing before the Court

who is publicly reprimanded, suspended or disbarred by any admitting

or licensing authority must inform the Clerk in writing of the public

reprimand, suspension, or disbarment within ten (10) days after the

effective date of any such public reprimand, suspension or disbarment.

(2) Automatic Reciprocal Discipline; Discretion to Enhance Discipline.

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, any such attorney who has

been suspended or disbarred by any admitting or licensing authority,

whether by suspension, revocation, or disbarment, shall automatically

forfeit his or her right to practice law before this Court during the same

period that such attorney has been prohibited from practicing law by

such other licensing authority, or, under the Court’s discretion, for a

greater period of time. The Clerk of Court shall send a written notice

to the attorney, together with a copy of this section of the Local Rules,

informing the attorney of the forfeiture of his or her right to practice

law before this court. Any failure or delay with regard to the sending

of such notice shall not affect the automatic forfeiture provisions of

this section.

(3) Grounds for Challenge. Within thirty (30) days after the effective

date of any suspension or disbarment by any admitting or licensing

authority, the attorney may file a written challenge to the reciprocal

discipline imposed under section (2). To conclude that the entry of

some other order is appropriate, the Court must find that the record

underlying the attorney’s suspension or disbarment clearly indicates

that:

(A) the procedure was so lacking in notice or opportunity to be heard

as to constitute a deprivation of due process;

(B) the proof establishing the misconduct was so infirm that the Court

could not – consistent with its duty – accept the conclusion of the

admitting or licensing authority as final;

(C) the Court’s disqualification of the attorney would result in grave

injustice; or

(D) the Court concludes that the misconduct underlying the

attorney’s suspension or disbarment warrants substantially different

discipline.

(4) Finality of the Action of the Admitting or Licensing Authority. Unless

the Court determines that one of the grounds contained in (3) above

exists, the admitting or licensing authority’s final adjudication of

attorney misconduct conclusively establishes the misconduct for

purposes of this Court’s discipline.

(5) Reinstatement. Upon reinstatement of an attorney by any admitting

or licensing authority, the attorney shall provide to the Clerk of Court

written notice from the admitting or licensing authority confirming the

reinstatement. The Clerk of Court shall then transmit the confirmation

to the Chief Judge who shall determine whether the attorney may be

reinstated to practice before the Court.

(c) Discipline for Unprofessional and Improper Conduct. If it appears to the

Court that an attorney practicing before the Court has violated the rules of the

Kentucky Supreme Court governing professional conduct or is guilty of other

conduct unbecoming an officer of the Court, any judge may order an attorney

to show cause -- within a specified time -- why the Court should not discipline

the attorney. Upon the expiration of the period specified or upon the

attorney’s response to the show cause order, the Court will enter an

appropriate order. If requested by the responding attorney, the Court will

conduct a hearing prior to determining the appropriate order.

(d) Discipline for Contempt. Disbarment from the Court may be utilized as a

sanction for contempt of court under the procedures contained in Federal Rule

of Criminal Procedure 42. Nothing in this rule shall limit the Court’s power

to punish contempt.