Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M92637

E/sl

PETER B. SKELOS, J.P.

FRED T. SANTUCCI

ARIEL E. BELEN

L. PRISCILLA HALL, JJ.

2008-07059 The People, etc., respondent, v Manfredi Bran, appellant. (Ind. No. 2506/07)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant to relieve assigned counsel on an appeal from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County, rendered July 22, 2008, to substitute retained counsel, in effect, to continue his poor person status on the appeal, and to enlarge the time to perfect the appeal. The appellant's motion to dispense with printing and for assignment of counsel was granted on September 12, 2008, and the following named attorney was assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeal:

Martin Geduldig, Esq.

600 Old Country Road - Suite 320

Garden City, New York 11530

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the papers filed in relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion is granted; and the following retained counsel is substituted for assigned counsel for the appellant:

Richard J. Barbuto, Esq.

26 Railroad Avenue - PMB 118

Babylon, New York 11702

and it is further,

ORDERED that the appellant's poor person status is continued; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appellant's time to perfect the appeal is enlarged. Retained counsel shall prosecute the appeal expeditiously in accordance with this court's rules (see 22 NYCRR 670.1, et seq.) and written directions.

SKELOS, J.P., SANTUCCI, BELEN and HALL, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court