| Matter of Ashton; Grievance Committee for the Second and E |
| Motion No: 1990-09613 |
| Slip Opinion No: 2011 NY Slip Op 75619(U) |
| Decided on June 14, 2011 |
| Appellate Division, Second Department, Motion Decision |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| This motion is uncorrected and is not subject to publication in the Official Reports. |
Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department
M121596
E/ct
A. GAIL PRUDENTI, P.J.
WILLIAM F. MASTRO
REINALDO E. RIVERA
MARK C. DILLON
RUTH C. BALKIN, JJ.
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1990-09613 In the Matter of Lewis G.P. Ashton, admitted as Lewis George Ashton, a disbarred attorney. (Attorney Registration No. 1035856)
| DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION FOR REINSTATEMENT |
Motion by Lewis G. P. Ashton for reinstatement as an attorney and counselor-at-law. Mr. Ashton was admitted to the Bar at a term of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department on May 5, 1976, under the name Lewis George Ashton. By order of this Court dated April 11, 1983, Mr. Ashton was disbarred and his name was stricken from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law. Mr. Ashton was subsequently found to be in contempt of the disbarment order by decision and order of this Court dated August 2, 1984, and was fined $250 and imprisoned for 10 days. By decision and order on motion of this Court dated December 13, 1990, Mr. Ashton's motion to be declared eligible to apply for reinstatement on or after April 11, 1990, was denied on the ground that his 1986 felony conviction made him ineligible for reinstatement until 1993. By decisions and orders on motion of this Court dated October 6, 1993, and January 2, 1997, respectively, Mr. Ashton's motions for reinstatement were denied. By decisions and orders on motion of this Court dated February 18, 1994, and April 25, 1997, Mr. Ashton 's motions for renewal and reargument of his prior motions for reinstatement, or for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals, were denied. By decision and order on application of this Court dated October 30, 2000, Mr. Ashton's application for reinstatement was denied. By decision and order on application of this Court dated January 26, 2001, Mr. Ashton's application for reargument or for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals was denied. By decision and order on motion of this Court dated November 17, 2004, Mr. Ashton's motion for reinstatement was denied.
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 Lewis G. P. Ashton's current fitness to be an attorney.
PRUDENTI, P.J., MASTRO, RIVERA, DILLON and BALKIN, JJ., concur.
ENTER:
Matthew G. Kiernan
Clerk of the Court