Opinion
CRIMINAL NO. 05-876 (JLL).
March 26, 2009
ORDER
This matter having come before the Court on Defendant Hamilton's claim that his lawyer operated under a conflict-of-interest while representing him through trial; and the Court having appointed of Frank Arleo, Esq. to investigate Hamilton's claim; and the Court having reviewed Mr. Arleo's ex parte submission, the Court finds that the interests of justice are best-served by appointment of new counsel to represent Hamilton's interests, including sentencing and the filing of any post-trial motions that new counsel deems appropriate;
IT IS THEREFORE on this 24th day of March, 2009, ORDERED that Michael Baldassare, Esq., of Gibbons P.C., One Gateway Center, Newark, NJ 07102, is hereby relieved of any further duties associated with representation of Defendant Hamilton, effective immediately; and it is further
ORDERED that Michael Pedicini, Esq, at 60 Washington Street, Morristown, NJ 07960, is hereby appointed as CJA counsel to represent Defendant Hamilton for all post-trial motions and sentencing purposes; and it is further ORDERED that Mr. Baldasssare shall immediately turn over a copy of all files related to Mr. Hamilton's case to Mr. Pedicini and shall immediately advise Mr. Hamilton of this Order; and it is further
ORDERED that this matter is set for an attorneys-only conference for April 21, 2009, at 11 AM.