Harry Weiss Inc. v Diamond Star Jewelry Inc. and Joseph

Motion No: M-8236

Slip Opinion No: 2019 NYSlipOp 86839(U)

Decided on December 26, 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.

December 26, 2019

Harry Weiss, Inc.,

Plaintiff-Respondent,

v

Diamond Star Jewelry, Inc., and Joseph

Fteha, also known as Joseph Fateha,

Defendants-Appellants,

Leah Fteha, also known as Leah

Fateha,

Defendant.

An appeal having been taken from an order of the Supreme Court, New York County, entered on or about January 2, 2019, and said appeal having been perfected,And counsel for defendants-appellants having moved for leave to withdraw as counsel and to afford the defendants-appellants sufficient time to obtain new counsel to prosecute said appeal,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 relieving Albert A. Hatem, P.C., as defendants-appellants' appellate counsel, and directing that the appeal be deemed dismissed unless an attorney files a notice of appearance on behalf of the corporate defendant, and/or Joseph Fteha files a

pro se notice of appearance on his own behalf by February 18, 2020 for the May 2020 Term of this Court. ENTERED: December 26, 2019

_____________________ CLERK

Present - Hon. Rosalyn H. Richter, Justice Presiding, Judith J. Gische Angela M. Mazzarelli Ellen Gesmer, Justices

M-8236

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