Opinion
Motion No: M-2865
07-18-2017
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Cesar Cruz, Defendant-Appellant.
An order of this Court having been entered on May 4, 2017 (M-1507) granting defendant leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal from the judgments of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about June 1, 2016 and July 26, 2016, and assigning Robert S. Dean, Esq., Center for Appellate Litigation, as counsel to prosecute the appeal; and a motion having been made to relieve such counsel, 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 the motion is granted to the extent of striking the designation of Robert S. Dean, Esq., as counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Arza Rayches Feldman, Esq., 626 EAB Plaza, West Tower, 6th Floor, Uniondale, NY 11556, Telephone No. 516-522-2828, as such counsel. The poor person relief previously granted is continued, and appellant's time in which to perfect the appeal is enlarged until 120 days from the date of this order or the filing of the record, whichever is later.
ENTERED: July 18, 2017
_____________________ CLERK
Present - Hon. John W. Sweeny, Jr.,Justice Presiding, Angela M. Mazzarelli Richard T. Andrias Karla Moskowitz Judith J. Gische,Justices
M-2865
Ind. No. 1947/15