ORDER

Upon consideration of the consent to disbarment filed by John Butler Patton in accordance with Maryland Rule BV12 d 2, and the written recommendation of Bar Counsel, it is this 5th day of December, 1988,

ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that John Butler Patton be, and he is hereby, disbarred by consent from the further practice of law in the State of Maryland; and it is further

ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court shall strike the name of John Butler Patton from the register of attorneys, and pursuant to Maryland Rule BV13, shall certify that fact to the Trustees of the Client’s Security Trust Fund and the clerks of all judicial tribunals in the State.