People of State of New York v Shahidul Islam
Motion No: 2013-01860 NCR
Slip Opinion No: 2019 NY Slip Op 72607(U)
Decided on June 6, 2019
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 9th & 10th Judicial Districts

TERRY JANE RUDERMAN, J.P.

BRUCE E. TOLBERT

ELIZABETH H. EMERSON, JJ.

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

2013-01860 N CR
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Shahidul Islam, Appellant.

Appeal from a judgment of conviction of the District Court of Nassau County, First District, rendered August 1, 2013. The appeal has been perfected. By decision and order on motion of the Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, dated October 21, 2016, Eliot F. Bloom, the attorney for appellant, was immediately suspended from the practice of law pending further order of that Court.

Now, on the court's own motion, it is

ORDERED that the appeal is held in abeyance for 30 days and on or before July 8, 2019, pursuant to CPLR 321 (c), appellant is directed to retain new counsel to represent him on the appeal or advise the Clerk of this court in writing that he will proceed pro se (see CPLR 321[a]); and it is further,

ORDERED that on or before July 8, 2019, appellant's new attorney or appellant, if he decides to proceed pro se, shall advise the Clerk of this court, in writing, whether he will adopt the brief filed by former counsel or wishes to file a new or supplemental brief; and it is further,

ORDERED that in the event that appellant does not comply with the above-stated directives the appeal will be calendared, and appellant will be deemed to be proceeding pro se and to have adopted the brief filed by former counsel; and it is further,

ORDERED that the Clerk of this court, or his designee, shall serve a copy of this decision and order on motion on the parties and their attorneys by regular mail.

ENTER:

Paul Kenny

Chief Clerk