Opinion
Motion No: M-5438
01-31-2019
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Ali Moalawi, Defendant-Appellant.
An order of this Court having been entered on September 20, 2018 (M-3461), granting defendant leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal taken from the judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about February 5, 2018, and assigning Christina Swarns, Esq., Office of the Appellate Defender, 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 Christina Swarns, Esq., as assigned counsel to prosecute defendant's appeal, and substituting, pursuant to Section 722 of the County Law, Robert S. Dean, Esq., Center for Appellate Litigation, 120 Wall Street, 28th Floor, New York, New York 10006, Telephone No. 212-577-2523, 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 31, 2019
_____________________ DEPUTY CLERK
Present - Hon. Rosalyn H. Richter, Justice Presiding, Sallie Manzanet-Daniels Peter Tom Troy K. Webber Ellen Gesmer, Justices
M-5438
Ind. No. 5652/14