Opinion
CA 20-01135 Index No. CA2018-001722
12-31-2020
IN THE MATTER OF THOMAS R., PETITIONER-APPELLANT, v. STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT-RESPONDENT.
PRESENT:
Appellant having moved for permission to proceed as a poor person, for assignment of counsel, for a transcript without having to pay a fee, for the sealing of the record, and for permission to proceed anonymously on the appeal taken herein from an order of the Supreme Court, Oneida County, entered August 11, 2020,
Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon,
It is hereby ORDERED that the motion insofar as it seeks permission to proceed as a poor person is granted, and
It is further ORDERED that the motion insofar as its seeks assignment of counsel is granted, and Todd Monahan, Esq., P.O. Box 838, 25 W. Main Street, Little Falls, New York 13365 is hereby assigned as appellant's counsel for the purposes of this appeal, and
It is further ORDERED that the motion insofar as it seeks a transcript without having to pay a fee is granted to the extent that the Oneida County Clerk is hereby directed to provide Todd Monahan, Esq., with copies of all papers and transcripts of stenographic, digitally recorded, or audiotaped minutes, if any, of the proceedings upon which the appeal is based, and
It is further ORDERED that the appeal may be prosecuted upon one hard copy of the complete record and an original and five hard copies and one digital copy of appellant's brief, pursuant to 22 NYCRR 1250.9 (a) (4), and
It is further ORDERED that the motion insofar as it seeks to seal the record and papers filed on this appeal is granted, and
It is further ORDERED that the motion insofar as it seeks to proceed anonymously is granted.
Entered: December 31, 2020
Mark W. Bennett
Clerk of the Court