WELCH, ELBERT v. HESSEL, JAMES

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department 751 KAH 10-01840 PRESENT: SCUDDER, P.J., PERADOTTO, LINDLEY, GREEN, AND GORSKI, JJ. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK EX REL. ELBERT WELCH, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, V ORDER JAMES HESSEL, ACTING SUPERINTENDENT, GOWANDA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, RESPONDENT-RESPONDENT. ALAN BIRNHOLZ, EAST AMHERST, FOR PETITIONER-APPELLANT. ELBERT WELCH, PETITIONER-APPELLANT PRO SE. Appeal from a judgment (denominated order) of the Supreme Court, Erie County (John L. Michalski, A.J.), entered April 30, 2010. The judgment, insofar as appealed from, denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus. It is hereby ORDERED that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs. Entered: June 10, 2011 Patricia L. Morgan Clerk of the Court