MARSHA ALDRIDGE v Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department

MARSHA ALDRIDGE v Attorney Grievance Committee for the ThirdJudicial Department

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In the Matter of MARSHA ALDRIDGE,an Attorney. (Attorney Registration No. 5110036)___________________________________Calendar Date: June 4, 2018Before: Devine, J.P., Clark, Mulvey, Rumsey and Pritzker, JJ.__________Marsha Aldridge, London, England, pro se.Monica A. Duffy, Attorney Grievance Committee for the ThirdJudicial Department, Albany, for Attorney Grievance Committee forthe Third Judicial Department.__________Per Curiam.Marsha Aldridge was admitted to practice by this Court in2013 and lists a business address in London, England with theOffice of Court Administration. Aldridge now seeks leave toresign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons (seeRules for Attorney Disciplinary Matters [22 NYCRR] § 1240.22[a]). The Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third JudicialDepartment (hereinafter AGC) opposes the application bycorrespondence from its Chief Attorney.As is noted by AGC, Aldridge is presently delinquent in herNew York attorney registration requirements, having failed toregister for the most recent biennial period beginning in 2017(see Judiciary Law § 468-a; Rules of the Chief Admin of Cts [22NYCRR] § 118.1). Inasmuch as Aldridge is therefore subject topotential disciplinary action (see Judiciary Law § 468-a [5];Rules of Professional Conduct [22 NYCRR 1200.0] rule 8.4 [d]; seealso Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a,113 AD3d 1020, 1021 [2014]), she is ineligible fornondisciplinary resignation and her application must be denied(see Matter of Cluff, 148 AD3d 1346, 1346 [2017]; Matter ofBomba, 146 AD3d 1226, 1226-1227 [2017]). Further, any futureapplication by Aldridge must be supported by proof of her fullsatisfaction of the requirements of Judiciary Law § 468-a andRules of the Chief Administrator of the Courts (22 NYCRR) § 118.1(see Matter of Frank, 146 AD3d 1228, 1228-1229 [2017]).Devine, J.P., Clark, Mulvey, Rumsey and Pritzker, JJ.,concur.ORDERED that Marsha Aldridge’s application for permissionto resign is denied.ENTER:Robert D. MaybergerClerk of the Court

MARSHA ALDRIDGE v Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department

MARSHA ALDRIDGE v Attorney Grievance Committee for the ThirdJudicial Department

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