Opinion
Motion No: M-5167
01-03-2019
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Keith Ellis, Defendant-Appellant.
An order of this Court having been entered on July 25, 2017 (M-3143), granting defendant leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal taken from a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about November 9, 2016, and assigning Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq., predecessor counsel to Justine M. Luongo, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, 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 Justine M. Luongo, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, as counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Steven N. Feinman, Esq., One North Broadway, Suite 412, White Plains, NY 10601, Telephone No. (914) 949-8214, as such counsel. The poor person relief previously granted is continued, and appellant's time in which to perfect the appeal is enlarged until 180 days from the date of this order or the receipt of the complete record, whichever is later.
ENTERED: January 3, 2019
_____________________ CLERK
Present - Hon. Rolando T. Acosta,Presiding Justice,David Friedman John W. Sweeny, Jr. Dianne T. Renwick Rosalyn H. Richter,Justices
M-5167
Ind. No. 2890N/15