People of State of New York v Philips
Motion No: 2022-05143
Slip Opinion No: 2023 NY Slip Op 64886(U)
Decided on April 10, 2023
Appellate Division, Second 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.


Supreme Court of the State of New York

Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M288342

AFA/

VALERIE BRATHWAITE NELSON, J.P.

JOSEPH J. MALTESE

PAUL WOOTEN

LILLIAN WAN, JJ.

2022-05143

People of State of New York, respondent,

v George Philips, appellant.

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated May 20, 2022. Motion by the appellant to relieve assigned counsel and to substitute retained counsel.

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

ORDERED that the motion is granted, and the former assigned counsel is directed to turn over all papers in the action to the retained counsel:

Kathy Manley

26 Dinmore Road

Selkirk, NY 12158

and it is further,

ORDERED that the appellant's time to perfect the appeal is extended. Retained counsel shall prosecute the appeal expeditiously in accordance with this Court's rules (see 22 NYCRR 1250.9) and written directions; and it is further,

ORDERED that retained counsel shall serve a copy of this decision and order on motion upon the clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken.

BRATHWAITE NELSON, J.P., MALTESE, WOOTEN and WAN, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Maria T. Fasulo

Clerk of the Court