Plater v. O'Sullivan

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Keegan, J.), entered April 26, 2001 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of respondent denying his claim for reimbursement of funds allegedly misappropriated by an attorney.

In July 2000 petitioner, an inmate in a State correctional facility, filed a claim with respondent seeking reimbursement from the Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection of a legal fee paid to an attorney with whom he had consulted during the criminal prosecution that resulted in his…