While counsel inappropriately attempted to use his pending contempt motion as a vehicle to obtain a rent settlement from the landlord, the Civil Court imposed costs on the ground that the contempt motion was improperly brought in the first instance. Although counsel's excessive zeal and opportunism warrant criticism, the evidence does not, however, support the conclusion that the contempt motion was frivolous ab initio. Since that was the sole basis upon which the...
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