(b) An attorney admitted to practice before this Court who shall be suspended or disbarred on consent, resign, or placed on inactive status with the bar of any other court of the United States or the District of Columbia, or from the bar of any state, territory, commonwealth, or possession of the United States while an investigation into allegations of misconduct is pending shall, upon the filing with this Court of a certified copy of the judgment or order accepting such suspension or disbarment on consent, resignation, or inactive status, cease to be permitted to practice before this Court and be stricken from the roll of attorneys admitted to practice before this Court until further order of the Court.
(c) Any attorney who has resigned from or been placed on inactive status with The Florida Bar while an investigation into allegations of misconduct is pending shall inform the Clerk of the Court within thirty (30) days. Upon receipt of notice of such action, the attorney’s ability to practice before this Court shall be administratively suspended and the attorney may not resume practice before this Court until they certify that they are an active attorney in good standing with The Florida Bar. There is no inactive status other than for government attorneys in this Court. An attorney may resign from the bar of this Court by notifying the Clerk of Court in writing and only if the attorney is in good standing, is not counsel of record in an active case, and is not subject to any disciplinary proceedings. Upon receipt of the notice of resignation, the attorney will be ineligible to practice in this Court and must reapply for admission pursuant to Rule 2 of these rules.
