Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M272100

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REINALDO E. RIVERA, J.P.

RUTH C. BALKIN

SYLVIA O. HINDS-RADIX

HECTOR D. LASALLE, JJ.

2019-03622 The People, etc., respondent, v Thomas Jessamy, appellant. (Ind. No. 2017-01240)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, rendered February 19, 2019. Motion by assigned counsel to be relieved of the assignment to prosecute the appeal and for the assignment of new counsel. Separate motion by the appellant pro se for leave to serve and file a supplemental brief.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motions and the papers filed in opposition thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion by assigned counsel to be relieved of the assignment to prosecute the appeal and for the assignment of new counsel is denied; and it is further,

ORDERED that the motion by the appellant for leave to serve and file a supplemental brief is granted, and the pro se supplemental brief submitted to the Clerk of the Court is accepted for filing; and it is further,

ORDERED that on the Court's own motion, the respondent's time to serve and file a brief in response to the pro se supplemental brief is extended, and on or before September 22, 2020, the respondent shall serve the brief and upload a digital copy of the brief, with proof of service thereof, through the digital portal on this Court's website, and file an original and five hard copies of the respondent's brief in accordance with any applicable administrative order or other order to be issued by the Court.

RIVERA, J.P., BALKIN, HINDS-RADIX and LASALLE, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court