Opinion
11-12-2015
In the Matter of Elizabeth Marie Barnson KARNAZES, a Disbarred Attorney.
Monica A. Duffy, Committee on Professional Standards, Albany (Michael K. Creaser of counsel), for Committee on Professional Standards. Elizabeth Marie Barnson Karnazes, Foster City, California, pro se.
Monica A. Duffy, Committee on Professional Standards, Albany (Michael K. Creaser of counsel), for Committee on Professional Standards.
Elizabeth Marie Barnson Karnazes, Foster City, California, pro se.
Before: McCARTHY, J.P., EGAN JR., ROSE, DEVINE and CLARK, JJ.
Opinion
PER CURIAM. Elizabeth Marie Barnson Karnazes was admitted to practice by this Court in 1981. Karnazes was subsequently admitted in California in 1985, where she most recently maintained an office for the practice of law.
By order dated May 14, 2014, the Supreme Court of California disbarred Karnazes upon the recommendation of the State Bar Court of California (Matter of Karnazes, 2014 WL 232500 [Cal.Bar.Ct.2014] ). By order entered May 7, 2015, this Court disbarred Karnazes as a result of the discipline imposed in California (128 A.D.3d 1169, 8 N.Y.S.3d 482 [2015] ). Karnazes now moves for, among other relief, reconsideration of this Court's order of disbarment. The Committee on Professional Standards opposes the motion.
It is noted that this Court has previously censured Karnazes (76 A.D.3d 1138, 907 N.Y.S.2d 433 [2010] ).
Upon review of the papers filed in support of the motion, we conclude that Karnazes has failed to present any newly discovered evidence or to demonstrate that this Court “overlooked or misapprehended the relevant facts, or misapplied any controlling principle of law” (Foley v. Roche, 68 A.D.2d 558, 567, 418 N.Y.S.2d 588 [1979] ; see CPLR 2221[d][2] ; [e][2]; Adderley v. State of New York, 35 A.D.3d 1043, 1043–1044, 825 N.Y.S.2d 384 [2006] ). Nor has Karnazes demonstrated an entitlement to any other requested relief, including her request for a stay of this Court's disbarment order. Accordingly, her motion is denied in all respects.
ORDERED that the motion of Elizabeth Marie Barnson Karnazes is denied.
McCARTHY, J.P., EGAN JR., ROSE, DEVINE and CLARK, JJ., concur.