*1 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA IN THE MATTER OF : No. 2284 Disciplinary Docket No. 3

: ERNEST PAUL FRANCIS : Board File No. C1-16-466

: : (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, No. : 15-BG-293) : : Attorney Registration No. 41031 : : (Out of State) ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW , this 13 th day of October, 2016, upon consideration of the responses to a Notice and Order directing Respondent to provide reasons against the imposition of reciprocal discipline, Ernest Paul Francis is suspended from the practice of law for a period of thirty days, the suspension is stayed in favor of a six-month probation, consistent with the Order of the District of Columbia dated April 28, 2016.