In re Krantz

OPINION OF THE COURT

Respondent, Howard Krantz, was admitted to the practice of *38law in the State of New York by the First Judicial Department on December 5, 1955. By petition dated April 8, 1996, the Departmental Disciplinary Committee seeks an order striking the respondent’s name from the roll of attorneys pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90 (4) (b) upon the ground that he was disbarred upon his conviction of a felony as defined by Judiciary Law § 90 (4) (e).

The record discloses that on March 11, 1996, the respondent was convicted in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New…