Case Name: In the Matter of Paul J. LeVine, an Attorney, Respondent. Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, Petitioner
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1991-02-19
Citations: 165 A.D.2d 199
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Paul J. LeVine, an Attorney, Respondent. Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, Petitioner.
Judges: Mangano, P. J., Thompson, Bracken, Brown and Lawrence, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 165
Pages: 199–200

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Paul J. LeVine, an Attorney, Respondent. Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, Petitioner.
Second Department,
February 19, 1991
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Gary L. Casella (Leslie S. Evans of counsel), for petitioner.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Per Curiam.
The respondent died on October 17, 1990. Consequently, the proceeding has abated (see, CPLR 5016), and accordingly the petition must be dismissed.
Mangano, P. J., Thompson, Bracken, Brown and Lawrence, JJ., concur.
Ordered that the petition is dismissed on the ground that the proceeding abated upon the death of the respondent.