| Hall v Uniondale School District |
| Motion No: 2011-01421 |
| Slip Opinion No: 2011 NY Slip Op 82507(U) |
| Decided on September 1, 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
M124835
E/ct
PETER B. SKELOS, J.P.
RANDALL T. ENG
LEONARD B. AUSTIN
SANDRA L. SGROI, JJ.
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2011-01421 Sandra Hall, appellant, v Uniondale School District, et al., respondents. (Index No. 13673/09)
| DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION |
The plaintiff, Sandra Hall, having appealed to this Court from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, entered November 1, 2010, this Court noticed the matter for a CAMP conference on June 24, 2011, and counsel for the appellant failed to appear at the conference without excuse. By order to show cause dated July 1, 2011, counsel for the parties were directed to show cause why an order should or should not be made and entered imposing such sanctions as the Court may deem appropriate pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.4(b)(2) upon Thomas S. Russo, Esq., of Edelman, Krasin & Jaye, PLLC, counsel for the appellant.
Now, upon the order to show cause, and the papers filed in response thereto, it is
ORDERED that within 20 days of service upon him of a copy of this decision and order on motion, Thomas S. Russo, Esq., of Edelman, Krasin & Jaye, PLLC, counsel for the appellant, is directed to pay a sanction in the sum of $250 to the Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection of the State of New York; and it is further,
ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court, or his designee, is directed to serve counsel for the parties with a copy of this order; and it is further,
ORDERED that within 10 days after payment of the sanction, Thomas S. Russo, Esq., shall file proof of payment with the Clerk of this Court.
Pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.4(b)(2), "[a]ny attorney . . . who, without good cause, fails to appear for a regularly scheduled preargument conference . . . shall be subject to the imposition of such costs and/or sanctions as the [C]ourt may direct." Thomas S. Russo, Esq., of Edelman, Krasin & Jaye, PLLC, counsel for the appellant, failed to appear for a regularly scheduled CAMP conference, without good cause. Accordingly, we determine that a sanction in the amount set forth above is appropriate (see 22 NYCRR 670.4[b][2]).
SKELOS, J.P., ENG, AUSTIN and SGROI, JJ., concur.
ENTER:
Matthew G. Kiernan
Clerk of the Court