Matter of Wright v New York State Department of Corrections and Commun
Motion No: 2017-12118
Slip Opinion No: 2018 NY Slip Op 66701(U)
Decided on March 13, 2018
Appellate Division, 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.


Supreme Court of the State of New York

Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M247357

AFA/

JOHN M. LEVENTHAL, J.P.

SYLVIA O. HINDS-RADIX

BETSY BARROS

FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, JJ.

2017-12118

In the Matter of Thomas Wright, appellant,

v New York State Department of Corrections

and Community Supervision, respondent.

(Ind. No. 983/17)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION
Motion for Poor Person Relief
and to Assign Counsel

Motion by the appellant pro se for leave to prosecute an appeal from an order and judgment (one paper) of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County, dated September 25, 2017, as a poor person, and for the assignment of counsel.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion 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 appeal on the original papers is granted, and the appeal 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 branches of the motion which are to waive payment of the filing fee, for free transcripts, and for the assignment of counsel are denied.

LEVENTHAL, J.P., HINDS-RADIX, BARROS and CONNOLLY, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court