State v. East Coast Auto Consultants Corp.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Harold Tompkins, J.

The plaintiff Attorney-General of the State of New York (Attorney-General) moves by order to show cause pursuant to article 19 of the Judiciary Law and CPLR 5104 for an order adjudging defendants East Coast Auto Consultants Corp. (East Coast) and its president, defendant Brian Lombardo, guilty of civil and criminal contempt of court. The Attorney-General seeks a fine of $865,000 and imprisonment of Lombardo for the criminal contempt and for the civil contempt, a fine sufficient to compensate aggrieved consumers.

This action was commenced by service of an…