Opinion
June 3, 1980.
CONSENT ORDER
THIS MATTER, having been opened to the Court by COLETTE A. COOLBAUGH, Assistant Director, Division of Ethics and Professional Services, and with the consent of the Respondent and Herman Osofsky, Esq., attorney for Respondent, and it appearing that the Division of Ethics and Professional Services and Respondent having agreed to Respondent being temporarily suspended from the practice of law, together with the additional relief provided in this Order, pending final disposition of the Ethics complaints against him before the District XI Ethics Committee,
IT IS on the 3 day of June, 1980,
ORDERED that:
1. NORUS ACHMETOV is temporarily suspended from the practice of law, effective immediately, pending final determination of the Ethics complaints against him, and until further Order of the Court.
2. The Division of Ethics and Professional Services take appropriate action to gain possession and control of the legal files and records of NORUS ACHMETOV wherever situate, pursuant to R. 1:20-5(b).
3. That all funds presently existing in any New Jersey banking institution, including, but not limited to, Valley National Bank, 15 Main Avenue, Passaic, New Jersey, Trustee Account No. 040 036 23 5 1; and Trust Company of New Jersey, 129 Main Avenue, Passaic Park, New Jersey, Business Account No. 104 09 05143 1; account no. 90625207 and account no. 90624626, maintained by NORUS ACHMETOV pursuant to R. 1:21-6 or otherwise, relating to his law practice, shall be held by such banking institution and not disbursed except upon application to this Court, for good cause shown, pending further Order of the Court.
4. NORUS ACHMETOV is hereby restrained and enjoined from disbursing funds from any of the foregoing bank accounts and further, from account PB 034-86927 and PP 034-86939 held in Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company in New York City, New York.
5. NORUS ACHMETOV comply with all the regulations of the Disciplinary Review Board governing suspended, disbarred or resigned attorneys.
/s/ ROBERT N. WILENTZ, C.J.
We hereby consent to the entry and form of the above Consent Order.
/s/ NORUS ACHMETOV, Respondent
/s/ HERMAN OSOFSKY, Attorney for Respondent
/s/ COLETTE A. COOLBAUGH,
Assistant Director Division
of Ethics and Professional
Services