Case Name: In the Matter of Jeffrey Holman, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1995-07-14
Citations: 217 A.D.2d 1012
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Jeffrey Holman, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 217
Pages: 1012–1012

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Jeffrey Holman, Appellant.
[631 NYS2d 277]

Opinion:
Motion for permission to proceed as poor person and for assignment of counsel denied. Memorandum: The appeal of petitioner lacks merit, and, therefore, his motion for permission to proceed as a poor person is denied. Granting a name change to petitioner, who is a convicted felon presently serving a sentence of imprisonment, would create record-keeping problems for the New York State Department of Correctional Services and other State and Federal agencies required to maintain criminal records (see, e.g., United States v Duke, 458 F Supp 1188; cf., Matter of Washington, 216 AD2d 781). Present—Green, J. P., Lawton, Fallon, Doerr and Balio, JJ.