People v John Steinard

Motion No: 111992

Slip Opinion No: 2021 NY Slip Op 66487(U)

Decided on May 19, 2021

Appellate Division, Third 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.

Decided and Entered: May 19, 2021

111992

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v JOHN STEINARD, (SCI No. 17-19) Appellant.

DECISION AND ORDER ON MOTION

Motion to be relieved of assignment and to assign new counsel.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion, and no papers having been filed in opposition thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion is granted, and Ruth Boyer, Ulster County Public Defender, P.O. Box 1800, Kingston, NY 12402-1800, 845-340-3232, is relieved from any further obligation to represent appellant, and it is further

ORDERED that Carolyn B. George, Esq., c/o Cooper Erving & Savage LLP, 39 North Pearl St., 4th Floor, Albany, NY 12207, 518-449-3900, is assigned to represent appellant upon this appeal pursuant to County Law section 722, and it is further

ORDERED that the appeal shall be perfected by the appendix method in accordance with section 1250.5 (c) of the Practice Rules of the Appellate Division and section 850.7 of this Court's Rules of Practice, and it is further

ORDERED that pursuant to section 850.11 (a) of this Court's Rules of Practice, the Ulster County Court Clerk shall furnish to appellate counsel one copy of the transcripts of the stenographic minutes of all proceedings in this matter and one copy of any other paper or document on file in that office which is material and relevant to this appeal, except those portions which appellate counsel or the court from which the appeal is taken determines are unnecessary for perfection of the appeal, and to forward forthwith the other copy of said transcripts to the Clerk of this Court, and the transcripts shall be omitted from the hard copy and the electronic copy of the record. However, if such minutes and other papers or documents were previously provided to Ruth Boyer, Esq., said counsel shall forward those documents to Carolyn B. George, Esq., within ten (10) days of the date of this decision, and it is further

ORDERED that if the appeal is not perfected on or before September 16, 2021, appellate counsel shall move on notice for a further extension of time to perfect the appeal.
Garry, P.J., Lynch, Pritzker and Colangelo, JJ., concur.
ENTER:
Robert D. Mayberger
Clerk of the Court