Opinion
Motion No. 2022-01926 Ind. No. 3574/18Case No. 2020-01514
06-23-2022
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Rickey Hayes, Defendant-Appellant.
Unpublished Opinion
MOTION DECISION
Present - Hon. Rolando T. Acosta, Presiding Justice, David Friedman Anil C. Singh Tanya R. Kennedy Julio Rodriguez III, Justices.
An order of this Court having been entered on May 21, 2020 (M-1037) granting defendant leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal taken from the judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about January 14, 2020, and assigning Janet E. Sabel, Esq., predecessor to Justine M. Luongo, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, as counsel to prosecute the appeal; and assigned counsel having moved to be relieved as such counsel, and to have other counsel substituted, 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 Justine M. Luongo, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, as assigned counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, 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 180 days from the date of this order or the receipt of the complete record, whichever is later.