Court Opinion

ID: 5828264
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Date Created: 2022-01-12 21:33:04.605154+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:43:21.647228
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*129OPINION OF THE COURT
Per Curiam.
On July 23, 2010, in the County Court, Westchester County, the respondent pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the second degree (four counts), a class C felony, in violation of Penal Law § 155.40; scheme to defraud in the first degree, a class E felony, in violation of Penal Law § 190.65 (1) (b); and conspiracy in the fourth degree, a class E felony, in violation of Penal Law § 105.10.
The Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District (hereinafter the Grievance Committee) now moves to strike the respondent’s name from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90 (4) (b) based upon his felony conviction. The respondent has submitted no papers in response to the Grievance Committee’s motion.
By virtue of his felony conviction, the respondent ceased to be an attorney and counselor-at-law pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90 (4), and was automatically disbarred on July 23, 2010. Accordingly, the Grievance Committee’s motion to strike the respondent’s name from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law is granted, effective July 23, 2010, and the respondent’s name is stricken from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law based on his disbarment.
Prudenti, P.J., Mastro, Rivera, Skelos and Balkin, JJ., concur.
Ordered that pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90 (4) (a), the respondent, David C. Reback, admitted as David Carl Reback, is disbarred, effective July 23, 2010, and his name is stricken from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law, pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90 (4) (b); and it is further,
Ordered that the respondent, David C. Reback, admitted as David Carl Reback, shall comply with this Court’s rules governing the conduct of disbarred, suspended, and resigned attorneys (see 22 NYCRR 691.10); and it is further,
Ordered that, pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90, the respondent, David C. Reback, admitted as David Carl Reback, is commanded to desist and refrain from (1) practicing law in any form, either as principal or as agent, clerk, or employee of another, (2) appearing as an attorney or counselor-at-law before any court, judge, justice, board, commission, or other public authority, (3) giving to another an opinion as to the law or its application or any advice in relation thereto, and (4) holding *130himself out in any way as an attorney and counselor-at-law; and its is further,
Ordered that if the respondent, David C. Reback, admitted as David Carl Reback, has been issued a secure pass by the Office of Court Administration, it shall be returned forthwith to the issuing agency and the respondent shall certify to the same in his affidavit of compliance pursuant to 22 NYCRR 691.10 (f).