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Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Sheatsley.
[Cite as Disciplinary Counsel v. Sheatsley (1995), Ohio
St.3d .]
Attorneys at law -- Misconduct -- Public reprimand --
Reciprocal discipline for violation of disciplinary rule
in West Virginia.
(No. 95-9 -- Submitted February 7, 1995 -- Decided May 24,
1995,)
On Certified Order of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West
Virginia, No. 22287.
Respondent, James Raymond Sheatsley of Beckley, West
Virginia, Atttorney Registration No. 0023348, was admitted to
the practice of law in Ohio on November 20, 1978 and is also
licensed to practice law in West Virginia. On November 21,
1994, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia determined
that respondent had violated former DR 7-109(C) of the West
Virginia Code of Professional Responsibility (now Rule 1.8[k]
of the West Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct), which
provided that: "A lawyer shall not pay, offer to pay, or
acquiesce in the payment of compensation to a witness
contingent upon the content of his testimony or the outcome of
the case." The court issued respondent a public reprimand for
this misconduct and ordered him to pay the costs of the
disciplinary proceeding.
Pursuant to the reciprocal discipline provisions of
Gov.Bar R. V(11)(F)(1), relator, Office of Disciplinary
Counsel, filed a certified copy of the order of the Supreme
Court of Appeals of West Virginia with the Clerk of this
court. On January 5, 1995, we ordered respondent to show cause
why we should not impose identical or comparable discipline in
Ohio. On January 30, 1995, respondent advised us that he had
no evidence to submit in response to the show cause order.

Geoffrey Stern, Disciplinary Counsel, and Sally Ann Steuk,
Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, for relator.
James R. Sheatsley, pro se.

Per Curiam. As respondent has offered no reason why he

should not receive discipline comparable to that imposed by the
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, we hereby publicly
reprimand respondent. Costs taxed to respondent.
Judgment accordingly.
Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Wright, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney,
Pfeifer and Cook, JJ., concur.