Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M168521

V/

WILLIAM F. MASTRO, J.P.

PLUMMER E. LOTT

SANDRA L. SGROI

ROBERT J. MILLER, JJ.

2012-05130 The People, etc., respondent, v George Villanueva, appellant. (Ind. No. 2118/11)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant to relieve assigned counsel on an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered May 23, 2012, and to continue his status as a poor person. The appellant's motion for poor person relief and for assignment of counsel was granted on August 9, 2012, and the following named attorney was assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeal:

Lynn W. L. Fahey, Esq.

Appellate Advocates

2 Rector Street - 10th Floor

New York, New York 10006

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 motion is granted; and said assigned counsel is directed to turn over all papers in the action to retained counsel:

Stephen N. Preziosi, Esq.

570 Seventh Avenue, Sixth Floor

New York, N.Y. 10018

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.

MASTRO, J.P., LOTT, SGROI and MILLER, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court