Matter of Printy

Summary

The New York Appellate Division, Third Department denied Gary Lee Printy Jr.'s application to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons. The court held that his delinquency in fulfilling attorney registration requirements made him subject to potential disciplinary action and therefore ineligible for nondisciplinary resignation.

Holdings

1. An attorney who is delinquent in New York attorney registration requirements and consequently subject to potential disciplinary action is ineligible for nondisciplinary resignation.
2. Any future application by Printy must be supported by proof that he has fully satisfied the requirements of Judiciary Law § 468-a and 22 NYCRR 118.1.

Questions Presented

1. Whether an attorney delinquent in required New York attorney registration, and therefore subject to potential disciplinary action, is eligible to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons.
2. What documentation must support any future application for resignation.

Disposition

other