Case Name: In the Matter of Bruce Provda, a Suspended Attorney, Respondent. Departmental Disciplinary Committee for the First Judicial Department, Petitioner
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1994-05-19
Citations: 197 A.D.2d 221
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Bruce Provda, a Suspended Attorney, Respondent. Departmental Disciplinary Committee for the First Judicial Department, Petitioner.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 197
Pages: 221–222

Head Matter:
[614 NYS2d 116]
In the Matter of Bruce Provda, a Suspended Attorney, Respondent. Departmental Disciplinary Committee for the First Judicial Department, Petitioner.
First Department,
May 19, 1994
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Robert W. Gottlieb of counsel (Rosenman & Colin and Hal R. Lieberman, attorneys), for petitioner.
Bruce Provda, respondent pro se.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Per Curiam.
Respondent's application for reargument, received and read as an application for mitigation of the one-year suspension, effective February 4, 1994, originally imposed (195 AD2d 17), is unanimously granted to the extent indicated. In light of the special circumstances presented the sanction is reduced to a three-month suspension. Since no contention has been raised that respondent has failed to comply with the order of suspension, respondent is reinstated to the practice of law, effective May 4, 1994, without further proceedings. It does not appear that any purpose would be served to compel respondent to withstand a lengthy reinstatement proceeding at this time and that course would unduly prolong the length of respondent's suspension.
Rosenberger, J. P., Wallach, Kupferman, Asch and Nardelli, JJ., concur.
Respondent's motion is granted, and upon reargument, respondent's sanction is reduced to a three-month suspension and respondent is reinstated as an attorney and counselor-at-law in the State of New York, effective as of May 4, 1994.