ORDER

Having considered the Joint Petition for Transfer to Disability Inactive Status filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel and Respondent,

IT IS ORDERED that the- petition for transfer to disability inactive status is denied. Because a disciplinary proceeding is pending against respondent, the sole ground for a transfer to disability inactive status is a claim that respondent is unable to assist in his defense due to a mental or physical disability. See Supreme Court Rule XIX, § 22, as amended November 23, 1999. The petition contains no such allegations. Respondent may file a new petition making the appropriate allegations,