ML20031D414
| ML20031D414 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 01/28/2020 |
| From: | Andrew Averbach, Heminger J NRC/OGC, US Dept of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Div |
| To: | US Federal Judiciary, Court of Appeals, for the District of Columbia Circuit |
| References | |
| 1825979, 19-1198 | |
| Download: ML20031D414 (3) | |
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ORAL ARGUMENT NOT YET SCHEDULED No. 19-1198 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUBMIA CIRCUIT COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Petitioner,
- v.
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondents.
NOTICE REGARDING BAR STATUS OF JEFFREY BOSSERT CLARK The undersigned respectfully submits the attached letter regarding the bar status of Jeffrey Bossert Clark, Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, from October 1, 2019, through December 10, 2019.
DJ 90-13-3-15867 January 28, 2020 Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Justin D. Heminger JUSTIN D. HEMINGER Attorney Environment and Natural Resources Division U.S. Department of Justice justin.heminger@usdoj.gov (202) 514-5442 USCA Case #19-1198 Document #1825979 Filed: 01/28/2020 Page 1 of 3
U.S. Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Telephone (202) 514-2701 Washington, DC 20530-0001 Facsimile (202) 514-0557 Clerk U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse and William B. Bryant Annex 333 Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 Re:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and United States of America, No. 19-1198 I write to notify you that at the time one or more filings were made in this case in the span of time from October 1, 2019 through December 9, 2019, my name appeared on the federal governments filing in the above case. The names of other lawyer(s) also appeared on such a filing. During this period, my District of Columbia bar license was administratively suspended.
Unbeknownst to me, on or about October 1, 2019, my DC bar license had been administratively suspended for inadvertent non-payment of that years dues. https://www.dcbar.org/
membership/frequent-questions/index.cfm#dues. To my knowledge, I had not missed a dues payment deadline in any prior year.
I discovered this one-time lapse on December 9, 2019, paid the necessary dues and the $280 penalty fee, and took immediate steps to correct the problem, such that it was fixed the next day on December 10, 2019, according to the DC Bars website. The DC Bar did not have my correct address and I received no mail forwarded to me from my prior private law firm (which I left on October 31, 2018 to join the Justice Department the following day). That firm had handled paying my bar dues from 2006-2018; the firm also moved to a different address circa March 2019. I also reported the dues issue to Justice Department authorities.
Upon further consultation with the relevant Department office, I determined to bring the matter to the Courts attention and I followed its advice on the form of this letter: Specifically, I recognize that my name appearing on a filing or my entry of appearance implicitly represented that my DC Bar license was active and that I was authorized to represent the United States at that time (Department attorneys must maintain an active state-bar license). I wish to correct this implicit misrepresentation and extend my sincere apology. I was not aware of the lapse due to nonpayment of dues and did not intend to mislead the Court.
USCA Case #19-1198 Document #1825979 Filed: 01/28/2020 Page 2 of 3
Please contact me should you wish to discuss the matter further or need to seek any further information.
Yours truly, s/ Jeffrey Bossert Clark Jeffrey Bossert Clark cc: Counsel of Record USCA Case #19-1198 Document #1825979 Filed: 01/28/2020 Page 3 of 3