Opinion
Motion No: M-4296
11-14-2017
In the Matter of the Application of Anthony Goodwin, Petitioner-Appellant, For a Judgment Pursuant to Article 78 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules v. Joseph Ponte, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Corrections Respondents.
Petitioner-appellant having moved for leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal taken from an order of the Supreme Court, Bronx County, entered on or about April 12, 2017, for leave to have the appeal heard on the original record and upon a reproduced appellant's brief, 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 said motion is granted to the extent of permitting the appeal to be heard on the original record and upon a reproduced appellant's brief, on condition that appellant serve one copy of such brief upon the attorney for respondent and file 8 copies of such brief, together with the original record, pursuant to Rule 600.11 of the Rules of this Court. Appellant is permitted to dispense with payment of the required fee for the subpoena and filing of the record. Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq., 199 Water Street, 5th Floor, New York, New York 10038, Telephone No. 212-577-3688, is assigned as counsel for defendant-appellant for purposes of the appeal. The time within which appellant shall perfect this appeal is hereby enlarged to the May 2018 Term.
ENTERED: November 14, 2017
_____________________ CLERK
PRESENT: Hon. Richard T. Andrias, Justice Presiding, Judith J. Gische Cynthia S. Kern Jeffrey K. Oing Anil C. Singh, Justices
M-4296
Index No. 250002/17