People of State of New York v Julian Fantauzzi
Motion No: 2015-02357 QCR
Slip Opinion No: 2017 NY Slip Op 87520(U)
Decided on September 19, 2017
Appellate Term, 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.


Appellate Term of the Supreme Court

of the State of New York for the 2nd, 11th & 13th judicial Districts

MICHAEL L. PESCE, P.J.

THOMAS P. ALIOTTA

MARTIN M. SOLOMON, JJ.

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

2015-2357 Q CR
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Julian Fantauzzi, Appellant.

Motion by Lynn W. L. Fahey, Esq., counsel assigned to represent appellant on an appeal from a judgment of conviction of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, Queens County, rendered September 14, 2015, in effect, to be relieved as counsel on the ground that appellant has abandoned the appeal by failing to respond to correspondence sent to him by assigned counsel. By order to show cause dated July 31, 2017, 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 he had abandoned the appeal, and the motion by assigned counsel to be relieved was held in abeyance in the interim.

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 by assigned counsel and no papers having been filed in response thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion to dismiss the appeal is granted and the appeal is dismissed; and it is further,

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

ENTER:

Paul Kenny

Chief Clerk