Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M36482

O/nal

DAVID S. RITTER, J.P.

ROBERT A. SPOLZINO

ROBERT A. LIFSON

MARK C. DILLON, JJ.

2006-00433 In the Matter of Jaquan O. (Anonymous). Orange County Department of Social Services, respondent; Melissa T. (Anonymous), appellant. (Docket No. B-6839-04)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by counsel assigned to represent the appellant in a proceeding before the Family Court, Orange County, to be relieved, for the assignment of new counsel to prosecute an appeal from an order of the Family Court, Orange County, dated November 22, 2005, and to grant the appellant leave to prosecute the appeal as a poor person.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the papers filed in opposition to or 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 appeal; and it is further,

ORDERED that counsel shall serve a copy of this decision and order upon the appellant on or before March 15, 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 appeal and leave to prosecute the appeal as a poor person are denied with leave to the appellant to renew, on or before April 5, 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 appeal.

RITTER, J.P., SPOLZINO, LIFSON and DILLON, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court