In Re the Arbitration Between Erlanger & Erlanger

Order affirmed, without costs, in the following memorandum. The Special Term order, affirmed by the Appellate Division, was a legitimate exercise of discretion. We take this occasion to resolve a conflict between the various departments of the Appellate Division on the question of jurisdiction to entertain challenges to the appearance of counsel in a matter on the grounds of alleged professional misconduct. (Compare Matter of Huie [Gottfried], 2 A D 2d 163 [3d Dept.] and Renault, Inc. v. Auto Imports, Ltd., 19 A D 2d 814 [1st Dept.] with Marco v. Sachs, 1 A D 2d 851 [2d Dept.].) While…