Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M214052

E/afa

CHERYL E. CHAMBERS, J.P.

LEONARD B. AUSTIN

JOSEPH J. MALTESE

COLLEEN D. DUFFY, JJ.

2015-12697 In the Matter of Denise Boyd, petitioner, v Theresa Girolamo, etc., respondent. (Index No. 1647/15)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the petitioner pro se, inter alia, for leave to prosecute a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, which was transferred to this Court by an order of the Supreme Court, Putnam County, dated November 17, 2015, as a poor person and for the assignment of counsel.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the papers filed 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 in a 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 branches of the motion which are for free transcripts and for the assignment of counsel are denied; and it is further,

ORDERED that on the Court's own motion, the petitioner'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 a brief is enlarged until August 29, 2016.

CHAMBERS, J.P., AUSTIN, MALTESE and DUFFY, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court