Legal Opinion

In re Alex S.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 7, 2001Published

1Opinion of the Court

—In a juvenile delinquency proceeding, Kenneth Jaffe, the attorney for Alex S., appeals from an order of the Family Court, Kings County (Pearce, J.), dated November 30, 2000, which directed him to pay $150 to the Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection pursuant to 22 NYCRR 125.1 for failure to return after a luncheon recess and complete a juvenile delinquency trial held on November 29, 2000.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

The Family Court providently exercised its discretion in imposing a sanction upon the nonparty-appellant, Kenneth Jaffe, for failure to appear…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Hardy v. HardyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001

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