Vera, Matter of

Decision Date06 October 1975
Citation49 A.D.2d 883,373 N.Y.S.2d 210
PartiesIn the Matter of Olga VERA, Appellant. David C. GILBERG et al., d/b/a Gilberg & Gilberg, Appellants, v. Charles J. HYNES, Deputy Attorney-General, Respondent.
CourtNew York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

Gilberg & Gilberg, Mount Vernon (David C. Gilberg, Mount Vernon, of counsel), pro se and for appellant Vera.

Charles J. Hynes, Deputy Atty. Gen. (T. James Bryan and Hillel Hoffman, New York City, of counsel), pro se.

Before RABIN, Acting P.J., and HOPKINS, CHRIST, MUNDER and SHAPIRO, JJ.

MEMORANDUM BY THE COURT.

In a proceeding to quash a certain subpoena dated July 3, 1975 which directed petitioner to appear before a Grand Jury of Westchester County and to produce the books and records of Limpio Services, Inc., petitioner and her attorney David C. Gilberg (or his firm, Gilberg & Gilberg) appeal from an order of the County Court, Westchester County, dated July 15, 1975, which Inter alia denied the application and granted respondent's oral application to bar petitioner's said attorney from appearing for or representing petitioner or Limpio Services, Inc. in any matters affecting the investigation into nursing homes and health related facilities in Westchester County involving Kent Nursing Home.

Order modified by striking therefrom the second decretal paragraph and by substituting therefor the following:

'Ordered that the respondent's oral application to disqualify David C. Gilberg from appearing for or representing petitioner or Limpio Services, Inc. in any matters affecting the investigation into nursing homes and health related facilities in Westchester County involving Kent Nursing Home is denied, without prejudice to the making of any similar application by petitioner or Limpio Services, Inc., or Kent Nursing Home, or any counsel representing them or either of them, or the County Court Sua sponte, or the prosecutor, should any of them, at any future time, deem that subsequent appearing facts and circumstances warrant such disqualification and the substitution of separate counsel to represent this petitioner. In the event that a similar application is thus made, a hearing should be held to ascertain the claimed conflict of interest, and this petitioner should be called as a witness therein.'

As so modified, order affirmed, without costs.

It is premature at this time to determine whether Gilberg's representation of both petitioner and Kent Nursing Home before the Grand Jury would...

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  • Booth v. Continental Ins. Co.
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court
    • October 20, 1995
    ...multiple defendants even though there was no showing that defense counsel ever represented plaintiff. In Matter of Vera, 49 A.D.2d 883, 373 N.Y.S.2d 210 (2d Dep't 1975), app. den. 38 N.Y.2d 709, 382 N.Y.S.2d 1029, 346 N.E.2d 828, mot. for stay den. 38 N.Y.2d 938 (1976) the Court held that t......
  • Marinozzi v. Saunders
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court
    • October 19, 2012
    ...Inc., 105 A.D.2d 829, 830–831, 482 N.Y.S.2d 29 [2nd Dept 1984]. See also Matter of Kelly, 23 N.Y.2d 368 [1968];Matter of Vera, 49 A.D.2d 883, 373 N.Y.S.2d 210 [2nd Dept 1975]; Rosen v. Rosen, 5 Misc.3d 1031A, 799 N.Y.S.2d 163 [Sup.Ct., Suffolk County 2003]. Plaintiff has alerted the Court t......
  • Raymond v. Raymond
    • United States
    • New York Family Court
    • September 19, 1997
    ...sua sponte, is deciding this conflict issue (Booth v. Continental Insurance Co., 167 Misc.2d 429, 634 N.Y.S.2d 650; Matter of Vera, 49 A.D.2d 883, 373 N.Y.S.2d 210, app. den. 38 N.Y.2d 709, 382 N.Y.S.2d 1029, 346 N.E.2d 828). The Court has the duty to protect the integrity of the judicial s......
  • People v. Doe
    • United States
    • New York County Court
    • March 9, 1979
    ...of multiple clients would be improper, a court may bar an attorney from continuing such a relationship. (Vera, Gilberg et al. v. Hynes, 49 A.D.2d 883, 373 N.Y.S.2d 210). Where the representation concerns a Grand Jury proceeding, the public's right to a thorough investigation of criminal act......
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