People v Mike Eldridge .

Motion No: M-1538

Slip Opinion No: 2017 NYSlipOp 73370(U)

Decided on May 11, 2017

Appellate Division, First 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.

May 11, 2017

The People of the State of New York,

Respondent,

v

Mike Eldridge,

Defendant-Appellant.

An order of this Court having been entered on February 26, 2015 (M-5537) granting defendant leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal from the judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about January 26, 2012, and assigning Steven Banks, Esq., as counsel to prosecute the appeal, And successor assigned counsel, Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq., having moved for an order to be relieved as counsel for defendant and to substitute other counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon, It is ordered that the motion is granted to the extent of striking the designation of successor assigned counsel Seymour W. James, Jr., as counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Robert S. Dean, Esq., Center For Appellate Litigation, 120 Wall Street, 28th Floor, New York, New York 10005, Telephone No. (212)577-2523, as such counsel. The poor person relief previously granted is continued, and appellant's time in which to

perfect the appeal is enlarged until 120 days from the date of this order or the filing of the record, whichever is later. ENTERED: May 11, 2017

_____________________ CLERK

PRESENT - Hon. David Friedman, Justice Presiding, Rosalyn H. Richter Paul G. Feinman Judith J. Gische Ellen Gesmer, Justices

M-1538

Ind. No. 5281/10