People v Felix Ojeda Flores .

Motion No: M-3337

Slip Opinion No: 2019 NYSlipOp 79131(U)

Decided on September 10, 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.

September 10, 2019

The People of the State of New York,

Respondent,

CONFIDENTIAL

v

Felix Ojeda Flores,

Defendant-Appellant.

An order of this Court having been entered on June 16, 2016 (M-2519), granting defendant leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal taken from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Bronx County, rendered on or about December 17, 2015, and assigning Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq., predecessor to Janet E. Sabel, 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 Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq., predecessor to Janet E. Sabel, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, as assigned counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Christina Swarns, Esq., Office of the Appellate Defender, 11 Park Place, Suite 1601, New York, New York 10007, Telephone No. 212-402-4100, as such counsel. The poor person relief previously granted is continued, and appellant's time in which to perfect

the appeal is enlarged until 120 days from the date of this order or the filing of the complete record, whichever is later. ENTERED: September 10, 2019

_____________________ CLERK

PRESENT: Hon. Judith J. Gische, Justice Presiding,Marcy L. Kahn Jeffrey K. Oing Anil C. Singh Peter H. Moulton, Justices

M-3337

Ind. No. 140/14