People v SCI. No. 4126/19 Juan Requena

Motion No: M-2382

Slip Opinion No: 2020 NYSlipOp 71341(U)

Decided on September 10, 2020

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, 2020

The People of the State of New York,

Respondent,

v

SCI. No. 4126/19

Juan Requena,

Defendant-Appellant.

An order of the Supreme Court, New York County, entered on or about January 28, 2020, having granted defendant leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal taken from a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about January 28, 2020, and an order of this Court, entered on June 18, 2020 (M-1324), having, inter alia, assigned Janet E. Sabel, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, as counsel to prosecute the appeal; and a motion having been made to relieve such counsel, to substitute other 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 Janet E. Sabel, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, as assigned counsel and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Robert S. Dean, Esq., Center for Appellate Litigation, 120 Wall Street, 28th Floor, New York, New York 10005, Telephone No. 212-577-2523, as such counsel. The poor person relief previously granted is continued, and

appellant's time in which to perfect the appeal is extended until 120 days from the date of this order or the filing of the complete record, whichever is later. ENTERED: September 10, 2020

_____________________ CLERK

Present - Hon. Barbara R. Kapnick, Justice Presiding,Cynthia S. Kern Anil C. Singh Peter H. Moulton Lizbeth GonzÁlez,Justices

M-2382