People v Jarou, Bakhit
Motion No: 2008-07769
Slip Opinion No: 2015 NY Slip Op 73602(U)
Decided on May 19, 2015
Appellate Division, Second Department, Motion Decision
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This motion is uncorrected and is not subject to publication in the Official Reports.


Supreme Court of the State of New York

Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M192524

E/ct

JOHN M. LEVENTHAL, J.P.

JEFFREY A. COHEN

SYLVIA O. HINDS-RADIX

COLLEEN D. DUFFY, JJ.

2008-07769

The People, etc., respondent,

v Bakhit Jarou, appellant.

(Ind. No. 98/07)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Renewed motion by Lynn W. L. Fahey, counsel assigned to prosecute an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered August 11, 2008, in effect, to be relieved on the ground that the appellant has abandoned the appeal, by failing to respond to correspondence sent to him and other communications made to him by assigned counsel. By order to show cause dated March 20, 2015, the appellant was directed to show cause before this Court why an order should or should not be made and entered dismissing the appeal on the ground that the appellant has abandoned the appeal.

Now, upon the order to show cause and no papers having been filed in response thereto, and 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 to dismiss the appeal is granted, and the appeal is dismissed (22 NYCRR 670.8[f]); and it is further,

ORDERED that the motion by assigned counsel, in effect, to be relieved is granted.

LEVENTHAL, J.P., COHEN, HINDS-RADIX and DUFFY, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court