Zielinski v. United States

The above action was brought in the District Court for the Western District of New York on February 25, 1932, to recover upon a policy of war risk insurance taken out by Thaddeus Zielinski, the plaintiff’s deceased husband. The United States filed no answer. The action was begun by William A. Fox as the plaintiff’s attorney. Fox was disbarred by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York on September 27, 1933. In re William A. Fox, 240 App.Div. 804, 266 N.Y.S. 967. Rule 1(5) of the Western District provides that: “Any member of the bar who has been disbarred from the bar of the…