United States v. Ernest Coney, A/K/A "Jerome" Ernest Coney

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Chief Judge.

Christine Adair, counsel for appellant Ernest Coney, has moved for leave to withdraw from her representation of the appellant. The motion raises an issue of the application of our local appellate rules.

Coney was convicted and sentenced as a result of a violation of probation. After he filed a pro se petition for appeal, Adair, who represented him in the district court, was appointed by this court pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act of 1964, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A. She appropriately briefed the matter on appeal, and the decision of the district court was…