| Matter of Fonte; Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial |
| Motion No: 2007-04154 |
| Slip Opinion No: 2014 NY Slip Op 77364(U) |
| Decided on July 9, 2014 |
| 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
M176467
E/ct
RANDALL T. ENG, P.J.
WILLIAM F. MASTRO
REINALDO E. RIVERA
PETER B. SKELOS
MARK C. DILLON, JJ.
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2007-04154 MOTION
In the Matter of Robert V. Fonte, a suspended attorney.
(Attorney Registration No. 2081198)
| DECISION & ORDER ON FOR REINSTATEMENT |
Motion by Robert V. Fonte for reinstatement to the Bar as an attorney and counselor-at-law. Mr. Fonte was admitted to the Bar at a term of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department on September 24, 1986. By decision and order on motion dated July 24, 2007, this Court, inter alia, authorized the Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District to institute and prosecute a disciplinary proceeding against him, and referred the issues raised to Steven C. Krane, Esq., as Special Referee, to hear and report. By opinion and order of this Court dated May 11, 2010, Mr. Fonte was suspended from the practice of law for a period of three years, commencing June 10, 2010.
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 Mr. Fonte's current fitness to practice law.
ENG, P.J., MASTRO, RIVERA, SKELOS and DILLON, JJ., concur.
ENTER:
Aprilanne Agostino
Clerk of the Court