PRESENT: WHALEN, P.J., SMITH, CENTRA, PERADOTTO, AND CARNI, JJ.

DOCKET NO. CA 17-00443

IN THE MATTER OF STATE OF NEW YORK, PETITIONER-RESPONDENT, V JAMAAL A., RESPONDENT-APPELLANT. (INDEX NO. MH 43665.)

Appellant having moved for permission to proceed as a poor person and assignment of counsel on the appeal taken herein from an order of the Supreme Court entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Erie on February 2, 2017,

Now, upon reading and filing the affirmation of Joseph J. Terranova, Esq., received February 23, 2017, the affidavit of Jamaal A. sworn to February 21, 2017, and the notice of motion with proof of service thereof, and due deliberation having been had thereon,

It is hereby ORDERED that the motion for permission to proceed as a poor person is granted, and

It is further ORDERED that the motion insofar as it seeks assignment of counsel is granted to the extent that Charles J. Greenberg, Esq., 3840 E. Robinson Road #318, Amherst, New York 14228-2001 is hereby assigned as counsel for the purposes of this appeal, and

It is further ORDERED that the Clerk of the County of Erie is hereby directed to provide appellant with copies of all transcripts of stenographic, digitally recorded, or audiotaped minutes, if any, of the proceedings had and filed in said Clerk's Office upon which the appeal is based, along with one copy of any other paper or document on file in the Clerk's Office that is relevant and necessary to the appeal.

Entered: April 27, 2017

Frances E. Cafarell, Clerk