State of New York
Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Third Judicial Department
Decided and Entered: October 16, 2014 D-65-14
In the Matter of ATTORNEYS IN
VIOLATION OF JUDICIARY LAW
§ 468-a.
COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
STANDARDS, ON MOTION
Petitioner;
ELAINE L. LAYTON,
Respondent.
(Attorney Registration No. 2006005)
Calendar Date: August 18, 2014
Before: Peters, P.J., Lahtinen, Stein, McCarthy and Garry, JJ.
Monica A. Duffy, Committee on Professional Standards,
Albany, for petitioner.
Elaine L. Layton, Tampa, Florida, respondent pro se.
Per Curiam.
Respondent, who was admitted to practice by this Court in
1985, was suspended by this Court's order dated January 30, 2014
for failure to comply with the attorney registration requirements
of Judiciary Law § 468-a (113 AD3d 1020 [2014]).
Respondent now requests reinstatement on the ground that
she has complied with the attorney registration requirements of
Judiciary Law § 468-a and the Rules of the Chief Administrator of
the Courts (see 22 NYCRR part 118). Petitioner does not object
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to respondent's application.
Respondent's application is granted and she is ordered
reinstated, effective immediately.
Peters, P.J., Lahtinen, Stein, McCarthy and Garry, JJ.,
concur.
ORDERED that respondent's application is granted; and it is
further
ORDERED that respondent is reinstated as an attorney and
counselor-at-law in the State of New York, effective immediately.
ENTER:
Robert D. Mayberger
Clerk of the Court