MatterofAttorneysinViolationofJudiciaryLaw§468-a[Arocena]

• Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
• Decided: October 2, 2014
• Docket: D-56-14
• Status: Published

Opinion

State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division Third Judicial Department Decided and Entered: October 2, 2014 D-56-14

In the Matter of ATTORNEYS IN VIOLATION OF JUDICIARY LAW § 468-a.

COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL MEMORANDUM AND ORDER STANDARDS, ON MOTION Petitioner;

JUAN MARTIN AROCENA, Respondent.

(Attorney Registration No. 2417160)

Calendar Date: July 28, 2014

Before: Peters, P.J., Lahtinen, Stein, McCarthy and Garry, JJ.

Monica A. Duffy, Committee on Professional Standards, Albany, for petitioner.

Juan Martin Arocena, Buenos Aires, Argentina, respondent pro se.

Per Curiam.

Respondent, who was admitted to practice by this Court in 1991, was suspended by this Court's order dated January 30, 2014 for failure to comply with the attorney registration requirements of Judiciary Law § 468-a (113 AD3d 1020 [2014]).

Respondent now requests reinstatement on the ground that he has complied with the attorney registration requirements of Judiciary Law § 468-a and the Rules of the Chief Administrator of -2- D-56-14

the Courts (see 22 NYCRR part 118). Petitioner does not object to respondent's application.

Respondent's application is granted and he is ordered reinstated, effective immediately.

Peters, P.J., Lahtinen, Stein, McCarthy and Garry, JJ., concur.

ORDERED that respondent's application is granted; and it is further

ORDERED that respondent is reinstated as an attorney and counselor-at-law in the State of New York, effective immediately.

ENTER:

Robert D. Mayberger Clerk of the Court