MATTER OF NUEY


61 N.Y.2d 513 (1984)

In the Matter of Vernita Nuey, an Attorney, Appellant. Departmental Disciplinary Committee for the First Judicial Department, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 3, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Saul Friedberg and Lennox S. Hinds for appellant.

Allan S. Phillips and Michael A. Gentile for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER, SIMONS and KAYE concur in Per Curiam opinion.


Per Curiam.

Although the Appellate Divisions are vested with power and control over attorneys and counselors at law and may censure, suspend from practice, or remove from office lawyers guilty of professional misconduct or other specific acts of malfeasance, they have no authority under subdivision 2 of section 90 of the Judiciary Law to issue an order which purports to suspend an attorney pending determination of...

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