Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1997

In re Hart

In re Hart
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided March 11, 1997
237 A.D.2d 145; 654 N.Y.S.2d 143; 1997 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 2318
In re Hart

Opinion of the Court

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Marylin Diamond, J.), entered October 31,1996, which, in a proceeding pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law article 81, imposed monetary sanctions upon the alleged incapacitated person’s attorney in the amount of $1,500, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The imposition of a $1,500 sanction was a proper exercise of discretion in view of the precarious health of appellant’s 91-year-old client and his failure to comply with two court orders *146intended to facilitate findings on the exact nature of her disabilities. Concur—Ellerin, J. P., Wallach, Williams and Mazzarelli, JJ.

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