Opinion
Motion No: M-352
04-05-2018
Charlene Ramirez, etc., Plaintiff-Respondent, v. William Fero, Defendant-Appellant.
Defendant-appellant having moved for leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal from the order of the Supreme Court, Bronx County, entered on or about June 6, 2016, and for leave to have the appeal heard on the original record and upon a reproduced appellant's brief, for the assignment of appellate counsel, and for other relief,Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to said motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon, It is ordered that, sua sponte, the notice of appeal is deemed timely filed (CPLR 5520[a]), and it is further, 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 serves 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. The motion, to the extent it seeks the assignment of appellate counsel, is denied.
ENTERED: April 5, 2018
_____________________ CLERK
Present - Hon. Richard T. Andrias,Justice Presiding, Ellen Gesmer Cynthia S. Kern Anil C. Singh Peter H. Moulton,Justices
M-352
Index No. 26277/15E