Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M290824

AFA/

FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, J.P.

JOSEPH J. MALTESE

HELEN VOUTSINAS

LILLIAN WAN, JJ.

2022-10105 The People, etc., appellant, v Sekou Santiago, respondent. (Ind. No. 10018/2021)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County, dated August 30, 2022. Motion by assigned counsel for the respondent Sekou Santiago, inter alia, to be relieved of the assignment to respond to the appeal and for the assignment of new counsel.

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

ORDERED that the motion is granted to the extent that The Law Offices of John M. Rodriguez, LLP, One World Trade Center, Ste. 8500, New York, NY 10007, is relieved of the assignment and is directed to turn over all papers in the action to new counsel herein assigned, and the motion is otherwise denied; and it is further,

ORDERED that pursuant to County Law § 722 the following named attorney is assigned as counsel to respond to the appeal:

Patricia Pazner

Appellate Advocates

111 John Street - 9th Floor

New York, New York 10038

and it is further,

ORDERED that on the Court's own motion, the respondent's time to serve and file a brief is extended, and on or before October 31, 2023, the respondent shall serve the respondent's brief and upload a digital copy of the respondent's brief, with proof of service thereof, through the digital portal on this Court's website; and it is further,

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

CONNOLLY, J.P., MALTESE, VOUTSINAS and WAN, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Darrell M. Joseph

Acting Clerk of the Court