IN RE: Olivia Manette GEE (2025)

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON MOTION

Olivia Manette Gee was admitted to practice by this Court in 2021 and lists a business address in Washington, DC with the Office of Court Administration.  Gee now seeks leave to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons (see Rules for Atty Disciplinary Matters [22 NYCRR] § 1240.22[a]).  The Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department (hereinafter AGC) opposes the application by correspondence from its Deputy Chief Attorney.

As is noted by AGC, Gee is presently delinquent in her New York attorney registration requirements, having failed to register for the 2025–2026 biennial registration period (see Judiciary Law § 468–a;  Rules of Chief Admr of Cts [22 NYCRR] § 118.1).  Inasmuch as Gee is therefore subject to potential disciplinary action (see Judiciary Law § 468–a [5];  Rules of Prof Conduct [22 NYCRR 1200.0] rule 8.4[d];  see also Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468–a, 113 A.D.3d 1020, 1021, 984 N.Y.S.2d 134 [3d Dept. 2014]), she is ineligible for nondisciplinary resignation and her application must be denied (see Matter of Cluff, 148 A.D.3d 1346, 1346, 47 N.Y.S.3d 919 [3d Dept. 2017];  Matter of Bomba, 146 A.D.3d 1226, 1226–1227, 46 N.Y.S.3d 433 [3d Dept. 2017]).  Further, any future application by Gee must be supported by proof of her full satisfaction of the requirements of Judiciary Law § 468–a and Rules of the Chief Administrator of the Courts (22 NYCRR) § 118.1 (see Matter of Frank, 146 A.D.3d 1228, 1228–1229, 46 N.Y.S.3d 434 [3d Dept. 2017]).

ORDERED that Olivia Manette Gee's application for permission to resign is denied.

Per Curiam.

Garry, P.J., Clark, Reynolds Fitzgerald, McShan and Powers, JJ., concur.