Matter of Luis Humberto Derrota, an Attorney

Summary

The Appellate Division, Third Department granted Luis Humberto Derrota’s application to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons. The court accepted his resignation, struck his name from the roll of attorneys effective immediately, prohibited him from practicing law in New York, and ordered him to surrender any Attorney Secure Pass within 30 days.

Holdings

1. Derrota was eligible to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons, and his application for permission to resign was granted.
2. Upon acceptance of the resignation, Derrota's name was stricken from the roll of New York attorneys, he was prohibited from practicing law or holding himself out as an attorney in New York, and he was required to surrender any Attorney Secure Pass within 30 days.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Luis Humberto Derrota was eligible to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons.
2. What orders and restrictions should follow acceptance of his nondisciplinary resignation.

Disposition

other