20-2559 In re Demetriades United States Court of Appeals For the Second Circuit August Term 2022 Argued: December 12, 2022 Decided: January 18, 2023 No. 20-2559 IN RE: TARA A. DEMETRIADES, an Attorney and Counselor-at-Law.* Appeal from the Committee on Grievances of the Board of Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York No. 17-mc-300, Ann M. Donnelly, Judge. Before: SACK, SULLIVAN, and PARK, Circuit Judges. Tara A. Demetriades appeals from orders of the Committee on Grievances of the Board of Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (the “Committee”) finding her liable for violating various provisions of the New York Rules of Professional Conduct and imposing sanctions for these violations, including a six-month suspension from practicing law in the Eastern District. On appeal, Demetriades argues that the Committee (1) deprived her of due process by failing to afford her with reasonable notice of the charges and an adequate opportunity to defend against the charges, (2) failed to substantiate each element of the charges by clear and convincing evidence, and (3) imposed a punishment that was excessive in light of the putative lack of harm to the public. * The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to amend the official case caption as set forth above. She has also requested that we maintain her appeal under seal, arguing that public disclosure of her identity would cause her reputational harm. For the reasons explained below, we reject each of these arguments. As a result, we AFFIRM the orders of the Committee and ORDER that the docket in this appeal, and all its contents, be unsealed. AFFIRMED. RANDALL W. JACKSON, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY, for Amicus- Appellee Committee on Grievances. DERRICK STORMS, Solomos & Storms, PLLC, Astoria, NY, for Respondent-Appellant Tara A. Demetriades. RICHARD J. SULLIVAN, Circuit Judge: Tara A. Demetriades appeals from orders of the Committee on Grievances of the Board of Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (the “Committee”) finding her liable for violating various provisions of the New York Rules of Professional Conduct and imposing sanctions for these violations, including a six-month suspension from practicing law in the Eastern District. On appeal, Demetriades argues that the Committee (1) deprived her of due process by “failing to afford her with reasonable notice of the charges and an adequate opportunity to defend against the charges,” (2) “failed to substantiate each and every element of the charges by clear and convincing evidence,” and 2 (3) imposed a “punishment [that] was excessive in light of the fact there was no harm to the public.” Demetriades Br. at 1. She has also requested that we maintain her appeal under seal, arguing that public disclosure of her identity would cause her reputational harm. For the reasons explained below, we reject each of these arguments. Accordingly, we affirm the orders of the Committee and order that the docket in this appeal, …
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