Capetola v. Capetola
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*613Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Emily Jane Goodman, J), entered on or about June 7, 2011, which, after a hearing, imposed sanctions upon defendant Anthony A. Capetola and nonparty Eliot E Bloom, Esq., in the amount of $10,000 each to be paid to the Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
Defendant, a lawyer involved in his divorce proceedings, submitted an affidavit to the court that was intentionally misleading in that he stated that he opposed renting out an apartment that was a disputed marital asset because he needed to use it at times for work…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Nachbaur v. American Transit InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Cangro v. CangroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Weisburst v. DreifusAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011