PRESENT: WHALEN, P.J., SMITH, CENTRA, PERADOTTO, AND CARNI, JJ.

CA 19-01140
Index No: MH-7662

IN THE MATTER OF STATE OF NEW YORK, PETITIONER-RESPONDENT, V MICHAEL M., AN INMATE IN THE CUSTODY OF NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPOERVISION, RESPONDENT-APPELLANT, FOR CIVIL MANAGEMENT PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 10 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW.

Appellant having moved for permission to proceed as a poor person and for assignment of counsel on the appeal taken herein from an order of the Supreme Court, Niagara County, entered January 24, 2019,

Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon,

It is hereby ORDERED that the motion for permission to proceed as a poor person is granted, and

It is further ORDERED that the motion insofar as it seeks assignment of counsel is granted to the extent that Caitlin M. Connelly, Esq., 170 Manhattan Avenue, P.O. Box 292, Buffalo, New York 14215, is hereby assigned as counsel for the purposes of this appeal, and

It is further ORDERED that the Clerk of the County of Niagara is hereby directed to provide Caitlin M. Connelly, Esq., with copies of all papers and transcripts of stenographic, digitally recorded, or audiotaped minutes, if any, of the proceedings had and filed in said Clerk's Office upon which the appeal is based, along with one copy of any other paper or document on file in the Clerk's Office that is relevant and necessary to the appeal, and

It is further ORDERED that the appeal may be prosecuted upon one hard copy of the complete record and an original and five hard copies and one digital copy of appellant's brief, pursuant to 22 NYCRR 1250.9 (a) (4).

Entered: June 27, 2019

Mark W. Bennett

Clerk of the Court