Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M35888

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ROBERT W. SCHMIDT, J.P.

FRED T. SANTUCCI

REINALDO E. RIVERA

PETER B. SKELOS, JJ.

2005-11413, 2005-11414, 2005-11415 In the Matter of Elesha Sobrina P. (Anonymous), a/k/a Elesha P. (Anonymous), a/k/a Elesha Sobrina P. I. (Anonymous), a/k/a Alesha I. (Anonymous), a/k/a Elesha I. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, et al., respondents; Audrey O. I. (Anonymous), a/k/a Audrey I. (Anonymous), appellant. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Ishmale Ford P. I. (Anonymous), a/k/a Ishmale I. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, et al., respondents; Audrey O. I. (Anonymous), a/k/a Audrey I. (Anonymous), appellant. (Proceeding No. 2) In the Matter of Emmanuel Eleazar I. (Anonymous), a/k/a Emmanuel I. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, et al., respondents; Audrey O. I. (Anonymous), a/k/a Audrey I. (Anonymous), appellant. (Proceeding No. 3) (Docket Nos. B-1854/04, B-1855/04, B-1856/04)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION Motion by Counsel to be Relieved of Assignment - Family Court

 Motion by counsel assigned to represent the appellant in three related proceedings before the Family Court, Kings County, to be relieved, for the assignment of new counsel to prosecute appeals from three orders of the Family Court, Kings County, all dated October 14, 2005 (one in each proceeding), and to grant the appellant leave to prosecute the appeals as a poor person.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the papers filed in relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is to relieve counsel is granted and counsel assigned by the Family Court is relieved from representing the appellant on the appeals; and it is further,

ORDERED that counsel shall serve a copy of this decision and order upon the appellant on or before February 28, 2006, by one of the methods specified in CPLR 2103(c) and shall file proof of such service with this court; and it is further,

ORDERED that the branches of the motion which seek assignment of new counsel to represent the appellant on the appeals and leave to prosecute the appeal as a poor person are denied with leave to the appellant to renew, on or before March 14, 2006, upon the submission of proper papers establishing that she is entitled to poor person relief and indicating that the appellant is interested in pursuing the appeals.

SCHMIDT, J.P., SANTUCCI, RIVERA and SKELOS, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court