Matter of Steven R. Donziger, a suspended attorney



Matter of Steven R. Donziger, a suspended attorney
Motion No: M-5782
Slip Opinion No: 2019 NY Slip Op 60992(U)
Decided on January 17, 2019
Appellate Division, First Department, Motion Decision
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January 17, 2019

In the Matter of Steven R. Donziger, a suspended attorney:

The motion is granted to the extent of declaring that the Referee may not reexamine this Court's determination, based on the doctrine of collateral estoppel, that respondent committed professional misconduct (M-5635) and that the post-suspension hearing is limited to whether the professional misconduct respondent committed warranted his interim suspension pursuant to 22 NYCRR 1240.9(a). No opinion. All concur.

Before: Sweeney, J.P., Renwick, Richter, Manzanet-Daniels, Kahn, JJ.

Motion No. M-5782