Case Name: In the Matter of Peter W. Sluys (Admitted as Peter William Sluys), a Suspended Attorney, Respondent. Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, Petitioner
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1991-08-26
Citations: 171 A.D.2d 8
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Peter W. Sluys (Admitted as Peter William Sluys), a Suspended Attorney, Respondent. Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, Petitioner.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 171
Pages: 8–9

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Peter W. Sluys (Admitted as Peter William Sluys), a Suspended Attorney, Respondent. Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, Petitioner.
Second Department,
August 26, 1991
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Gary L. Casella (Etta M. Biloon of counsel), for petitioner.
Peter W. Sluys, respondent pro se.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Per Curiam.
On April 8, 1991, the respondent was convicted in the Supreme Court, Rockland County upon his plea of guilty, to the crime of grand larceny in the third degree (three counts) in violation of Penal Law § 155.35, a class D felony, and the crime of forgery in the second degree in violation of Penal Law § 170.10, a class D felony.
Pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90 (4), the respondent ceased to be an attorney and counselor-at-law upon his conviction of a felony.
Accordingly, the petitioner's motion is granted. The respondent is disbarred and his name is stricken from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law, effective immediately.
Mangano, P. J., Thompson, Bracken, Kunzeman and Rosenblatt, JJ., concur.
Ordered that pursuant to Judiciary Law §90, effective immediately, the respondent Peter W. Sluys, is disbarred and his name is stricken from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law; and it is further,
Ordered that the respondent shall continue to comply with this court's rules governing the conduct of disbarred, suspended and resigned attorneys (22 NYCRR 691.10); and it is further,
Ordered that pursuant to Judiciary Law §90, effective immediately, the respondent Peter W. Sluys is commanded to continue to desist and refrain (1) from practicing law in any form, either as principal or as agent, clerk or employee of another, (2) from appearing as an attorney or counselor-at-law before any court, Judge, Justice, board, commission or other public authority, (3) from giving to another an opinion as to the law or its application or any advice in relation thereto, and (4) from holding himself out in any way as an attorney and counselor-at-law.