Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M164759

V/

PETER B. SKELOS, J.P.

RUTH C. BALKIN

JOHN M. LEVENTHAL

SANDRA L. SGROI, JJ.

2010-12047 The People, etc., respondent, v Anthony Grigoroff, appellant. (Ind. No. 23/09)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant to relieve assigned counsel on an appeal from a judgment of the County Court, Putnam County, rendered December 14, 2010, and substitute retained counsel, and to continue his poor person status. The appellant's motion to dispense with printing and for assignment of counsel was granted on August 4, 2011, and the following named attorney was assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeal:

Terry D. Horner, Esq.

329 Main Street

Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 12601

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 said assigned counsel is directed to turn over all papers in the action to retained counsel:

Robert DiDio, Esq.

80-02 Kew Gardens Road, Suite 307

Kew Gardens, N.Y. 11415

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; and it is further,

ORDERED that retained counsel is directed to serve a copy of this decision and order on motion upon the clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken.

SKELOS, J.P., BALKIN, LEVENTHAL and SGROI, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court

Appellant's Address:

11-A-0191

Sullivan Cor. Fac.

P.O. Box 116

Fallsburg, N.Y. 12733