Case Name: Jackie S. Pulcini, Petitioner, v. Francis J. Vogt, as Acting Supreme Court Justice, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1978-07-25
Citations: 64 A.D.2d 781
Docket Number: 
Parties: Jackie S. Pulcini, Petitioner, v Francis J. Vogt, as Acting Supreme Court Justice, et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 64
Pages: 781–781

Head Matter:
(July 25, 1978)
Jackie S. Pulcini, Petitioner, v Francis J. Vogt, as Acting Supreme Court Justice, et al., Respondents.

Opinion:
—Proceeding commenced in this court pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review order of respondent Vogt, entered July 10, 1978, which disqualified attorney Stephen Herrick from further representation of petitioner, a witness, until final disposition of the criminal action in People v Keegan. Although it would appear that the subject order is of questionable validity in view of the informed consent to the representation arrangement by both petitioner and defendant Keegan (People v Gomberg, 38 NY2d 307, 313-314), we are of the opinion that the error, if any, does not amount to a gross abuse of power requiring or permitting summary correction in a collateral proceeding (see, e.g., La Rocca v Lane, 37 NY2d 575, 580). The petition, therefore, must be dismissed. Mahoney, P. J., Greenblott, Sweeney, Kane and Herlihy, JJ., concur.