Jones v. Camar Realty Corp.

After considering submissions from counsel address*286ing the question whether the court should, sua sponte, impose sanctions for frivolous conduct on plaintiffs attorney, Bernard Hanft, in connection with plaintiff’s motion to reargue or renew his prior motion for leave to appeal from an Appellate Term order, which had been denied, we conclude that a sanction in the amount of $2,000 should be imposed on Mr. Hanft.

Pursuant to Uniform Rules for Trial Courts (22 NYCRR) § 130-1.1 (a), the court may impose financial sanctions upon a party or an attorney who engages in "frivolous conduct”. Since we…