Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M224644

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REINALDO E. RIVERA, J.P.

MARK C. DILLON

CHERYL E. CHAMBERS

SYLVIA O. HINDS-RADIX, JJ.

2016-05301 In the Matter of Amin Booker, petitioner, v Donald Venettozzi, etc., respondent. (Index No. 4178/15)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the petitioner pro se for leave to prosecute a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, which was transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County, dated May 19, 2016, as a poor person. Application by the petitioner pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time to perfect the proceeding.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the application, and no papers having been filed in opposition or 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 branch of the motion which is for free transcripts is denied; and it is further,

ORDERED that the application is granted, 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 March 20, 2017.

RIVERA, J.P., DILLON, CHAMBERS and HINDS-RADIX, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court