Opinion
Motion No: M-7308
11-07-2019
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Kazzim Cooper, Defendant-Appellant.
An appeal having been taken to this Court from the judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about August 14, 2015,And defendant-appellant having moved for an order striking the briefs of previously-assigned appellate counsel, Office of the Appellate Defender, and granting newly-assigned counsel, Robert S. Dean, Esq., Center for Appellate Litigation, an additional 180 days to perfect the appeal, 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 that branch of the motion seeking to strike the briefs previously filed by the Office of the Appellate Defender is granted and defendant-appellant's original brief, filed July 26, 2018, and reply brief, filed April 5, 2019 are stricken. That branch of the motion seeking a further extension of time to perfect the appeal is granted to the extent that defendant-appellant is permitted to file his initial brief, in compliance with 22 NYCRR 1250.9, on or before March 16, 2020, for the June 2020 Term, to which Term the appeal is adjourned.
ENTERED: November 7, 2019
__________ CLERK
Present - Hon. Rolando T. Acosta, Presiding Justice, Rosalyn H. Richter Angela M. Mazzarelli Troy K. Webber Cynthia S. Kern, Justices
M-7308
Ind. No. 4753/13