Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M119106

E/ct

A. GAIL PRUDENTI, P.J.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

REINALDO E. RIVERA

PETER B. SKELOS

RANDALL T. ENG, JJ.

1999-11272 In the Matter of John C. Wirth, Jr., admitted as John Christopher Wirth, Jr., a suspended attorney. (Attorney Registration No. 1597228)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION FOR REINSTATEMENT

Motion by John C. Wirth, Jr., for reinstatement as an attorney and counselor-at-law. Mr. Wirth was admitted to the Bar at a term of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department on March 18, 1964, under the name John Christopher Wirth, Jr. By decision and order on application of this Court dated April 14, 2000, the Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District was authorized to institute and prosecute a disciplinary proceeding against Mr. Wirth and the issues were referred to the Hon. William Zeck, as Special Referee to hear and report. By opinion and order of this Court dated August 19, 2002, Mr. Wirth was suspended from the practice of law for a period of three years based on 28 charges of professional misconduct.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the papers filed in relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion is held in abeyance and the matter is referred to the Committee on Character and Fitness to investigate and report on the current fitness of John C. Wirth, Jr., admitted as John Christopher Wirth, Jr., to be an attorney.

PRUDENTI, P.J., MASTRO, RIVERA, SKELOS and ENG, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Matthew G. Kiernan

Clerk of the Court