| Matter of Roberts; Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District |
| Motion No: 2016-10219 |
| Slip Opinion No: 2022 NY Slip Op 61855(U) |
| Decided on February 16, 2022 |
| 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
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HECTOR D. LASALLE, P.J.
MARK C. DILLON
BETSY BARROS
FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY
ROBERT J. MILLER, JJ.
2016-10219 In the Matter of Richard A. Roberts, a suspended attorney. (Attorney Registration No. 1941988)
| DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION FOR REINSTATEMENT |
Motion by Richard A. Roberts for reinstatement to the Bar as an attorney and counselor-at-law. Mr. Roberts was admitted to the Bar at a term of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department on July 11, 1984. By opinion and order of this Court dated August 29, 2018, Mr. Roberts was suspended from the practice of law for a period of two years, effective September 28, 2018.
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 a Committee on Character and Fitness to investigate and report on Richard A. Roberts' character and fitness to practice law.
LASALLE, P.J., DILLON, BARROS, CONNOLLY and MILLER, JJ., concur.
ENTER:
Maria T. Fasulo
Clerk of the Court