The opinion
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, No. 2872 Disciplinary Docket No. 3
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Petitioner : No. 35 DB 2022
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v. : Attorney Registration No. 201295
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: (Philadelphia)
ROYCE W. SMITH, :
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Respondent :
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 8th day of April, 2022, upon consideration of the Recommendation
of the Disciplinary Board, Royce W. Smith is placed on temporary suspension until further
action by this Court. See Pa.R.D.E. 208(f)(5). He shall comply with the provisions of
Pa.R.D.E. 217.
Respondent’s rights to petition for dissolution or amendment of this Order and to
request accelerated disposition of charges underlying this Order are specifically
preserved. See Pa.R.D.E. 208(f)(4) and (f)(6).
The Order constitutes an imposition of public discipline with the meaning of
Pa.R.D.E. 402, pertaining to confidentiality.