People v Keith Ellis .

Motion No: M-5167

Slip Opinion No: 2019 NYSlipOp 60047(U)

Decided on January 3, 2019

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.

January 3, 2019

The People of the State of New York,

Respondent,

v

Keith Ellis,

Defendant-Appellant.

An order of this Court having been entered on July 25, 2017 (M-3143), granting defendant leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal taken from a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about November 9, 2016, and assigning Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq., predecessor counsel to Justine M. Luongo, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, as counsel to prosecute the appeal; and a motion having been made to relieve such counsel, and for related relief, 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 Justine M. Luongo, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, as counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Steven N. Feinman, Esq., One North Broadway, Suite 412, White Plains, NY 10601, Telephone No. (914) 949-8214, as such counsel. The poor person relief previously granted is continued, and appellant's time in which to perfect the appeal is enlarged until 180 days from the date of this order or the receipt of the complete record, whichever is later. ENTERED: January 3, 2019

_____________________ CLERK

Present - Hon. Rolando T. Acosta,Presiding Justice,David Friedman John W. Sweeny, Jr. Dianne T. Renwick Rosalyn H. Richter,Justices

M-5167

Ind. No. 2890N/15