Unpublished Opinion
MOTION DECISION
DECISION AND ORDER ON MOTION
Motion, pursuant to CPLR 5520 (c), to treat notice of appeal as valid.
Application for extension of time to perfect appeal.
Motion to relieve counsel of assignment to represent appellant.
Motion to vacate dismissal of appeal and for extension of time to perfect appeal.
Motion for stay pending appeal.
Upon the papers filed in support of the motions and the application, and no papers having been filed in opposition thereto, it is
ORDERED that the motion, pursuant to CPLR 5520 (c), to treat the notice of appeal as valid is granted, without costs, and the notice of appeal dated December 21, 2022 is deemed to be a valid notice of appeal from the judgment entered February 7, 2023, and it is further
ORDERED that the application and the motion to vacate the dismissal of the appeal and for an extension of time to perfect the appeal are granted, without costs, to the extent that the time to perfect the appeal is extended to September 30, 2024, and it is further
ORDERED that the motion to relieve counsel of the assignment to represent appellant is granted, without costs, and Matthew C. Hug, Esq., is relieved of his assignment to represent appellant upon this appeal, and it is further
ORDERED that the motion for a stay pending appeal is denied, without costs.
Pritzker, J.P., Reynolds Fitzgerald, McShan and Powers, JJ, concur.