Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M75457

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REINALDO E. RIVERA, J.P.

HOWARD MILLER

JOSEPH COVELLO

ARIEL E. BELEN, JJ.

2008-05639 In the Matter of Pedro Bridgewater, petitioner, v Brian Fisher, etc., et al., respondents. (Index No. 07-226)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the petitioner pro se for leave to prosecute a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, which was transferred to this court by an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, entered July 2, 2007, as a poor person and for the assignment of counsel.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and no papers having been filed in opposition or in relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is for leave to prosecute the proceeding on the original papers is granted, and the proceeding will be heard on the original papers (including the transcript of the proceedings, if any) and on the briefs of the parties, who are directed to file nine copies of their respective briefs and to serve one copy on each other; and it is further,

ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is to waive payment of the filing fee is denied as unnecessary as no filing fee is payable proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 that was transferred to this court by an order of the Supreme Court; and it is further,

ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is for the assignment of counsel is denied; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appellant's time to perfect the proceeding by causing the original papers constituting the record to be filed in the office of the Clerk of this court (see 22 NYCRR 670.9[d][2]) and by serving and filing his brief is enlarged until November 10, 2008.

RIVERA, J.P., MILLER, COVELLO and BELEN, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court