In re Douvres

Summary

The New York Appellate Division, Third Department, considers Amanda L. Douvres’s application to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons. After she cured her attorney registration delinquency, the court granted the application, accepted her resignation, struck her name from the roll of attorneys, and ordered her to surrender her Attorney Secure Pass.

Holdings

1. An attorney who has cured a preexisting attorney-registration delinquency may be eligible to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons when the applicable requirements are otherwise satisfied.
2. The application for permission to resign is granted, the nondisciplinary resignation is accepted, and the attorney's name is stricken from the roll effective immediately until further order of the court.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Douvres was eligible to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons after curing her attorney-registration delinquency.
2. Whether the court should grant the application, accept the nondisciplinary resignation, and strike Douvres's name from the roll of attorneys.

Disposition

other