Matter of Donald, Farrel R; Grievance Committee for the Second, Eleven
Motion No: 2016-06824
Slip Opinion No: 2017 NY Slip Op 95573(U)
Decided on December 14, 2017
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.


Supreme Court of the State of New York

Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M241480

E/afa

RANDALL T. ENG, P.J.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

REINALDO E. RIVERA

RUTH C. BALKIN

JEFFREY A. COHEN, JJ.

2016-06824

In the Matter of Farrel R. Donald,

a suspended attorney.

Grievance Committee for the Second,

Eleventh, and Thirteenth Judicial

Districts, petitioner;

Farrel R. Donald, respondent.

(Attorney Registration No. 4671574)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the Grievance Committee for the Second, Eleventh, and Thirteenth Judicial Districts to deem the charges in a verified petition dated June 30, 2016, as established upon the respondent's default in filing an answer, and to impose such discipline upon the respondent as the Court deems appropriate. Application by the respondent, inter alia, to be diverted to a monitoring program pursuant to 22 NYCRR 1240.11.

The respondent was admitted to the Bar at a term of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department on January 12, 2009. By decision and order on motion of this Court dated May 2, 2017, the respondent was immediately suspended from the practice of law pursuant to former 22 NYCRR 1240.9(a), the Grievance Committee was authorized to institute and prosecute a disciplinary proceeding against the respondent based on the verified petition dated June 30, 2016, the respondent was directed to file an answer to the petition within 20 days of the service of the petition, and the matter was referred to David I. Ferber, Esq., as Special Referee, to hear and report.

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

ORDERED that the motion is denied on condition that the respondent serve and file an answer to the verified petition dated June 30, 2016, on or before December 26, 2017; and it is further,

ORDERED that no further extension of time shall be granted; and it is further,

ORDERED that in the event that the respondent does not serve and file an answer to the verified petition dated June 30, 2016, on or before December 26, 2017, the respondent will be disbarred on default, without further notice; and it is further

ORDERED that the application is denied.

ENG, P.J., MASTRO, RIVERA, BALKIN and COHEN, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court