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People v. Metellus

Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 10, 2023
2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 64883 (N.Y. App. Div. 2023)

Opinion

Motion No. 2019-12044 Ind. No. 4923/2005

04-10-2023

The People, etc., Respondent, v. Mario Metellus, Appellant.


Unpublished Opinion

MOTION DECISION

M288353

HECTOR D. LASALLE, P.J., MARK C. DILLON, COLLEEN D. DUFFY, BETSY BARROS, FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, JJ.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered September 25, 2019. Motion by the appellant's assigned counsel, in effect, to be relieved on the ground that the appellant has abandoned the appeal by failing to respond to communications by assigned 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 on the Court's own motion, the appellant is directed to show cause before this Court why an order should not be made and entered dismissing the appeal on the ground that the appellant has abandoned the appeal, by filing an affirmation or an affidavit on that issue in the office of the Clerk of this Court on or before May 10, 2023, by ordinary mail; assigned counsel or the respondent may respond to this order to show cause, if so advised, by uploading a digital copy of an affirmation or an affidavit through the digital portal on this Court's website, with proof of service thereof, on or before May 10, 2023; and it is further, ORDERED that the motion by assigned counsel is held in abeyance in the interim; and it is further, ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court or her designee is directed to serve a copy of this order to show cause upon the appellant at his last known place of residence or, if he is imprisoned, at the institution in which he is confined, and upon the attorney who last appeared for him, and upon the District Attorney, by ordinary mail pursuant to CPL 470.60(2).

LASALLE, P.J., DILLON, DUFFY, BARROS and CONNOLLY, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Metellus

Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 10, 2023
2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 64883 (N.Y. App. Div. 2023)
Case details for

People v. Metellus

Case Details

Full title:The People, etc., Respondent, v. Mario Metellus, Appellant.

Court:Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Apr 10, 2023

Citations

2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 64883 (N.Y. App. Div. 2023)