Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M46031

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A. GAIL PRUDENTI, P.J.

ROBERT W. SCHMIDT

MARK C. DILLON

JOSEPH COVELLO, JJ.

2006-09393 In the Matter of Anthony Ferris, respondent, v Ivy Quinones, appellant. (Docket No. V-13674-06)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by Ivy Quinones for leave to appeal to this court from an order of the Family Court, Kings County, dated September 11, 2006, to stay enforcement of the order pending hearing and determination of an appeal therefrom, for leave to prosecute the appeal as a poor person, and for the assignment of counsel.

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

ORDERED that the motion is granted; and it is further,

ORDERED that enforcement of the order dated September 11, 2006, is stayed pending hearing and determination of the appeal; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appeal will be heard on the original papers (including a certified transcript of the proceedings, if any) and on the briefs of the appellant, the respondent, and the Law Guardian, if any. The parties are directed to file nine copies of their respective briefs and to serve one copy on each other (22 NYCRR 670.9[d][1][ii]; Family Ct Act § 1116); and it is further,

ORDERED that the stenographer(s) and/or the transcription service(s) are required promptly to make and certify two transcripts of the proceedings, if any, except for those minutes previously transcribed and certified (22 NYCRR 671.9); in the case of stenographers, both transcripts shall be filed with the Clerk of the Family Court, and the Clerk of the Family Court shall furnish one of such certified transcripts to the appellant's counsel, without charge; in the case of transcription services, one transcript shall be filed with the clerk of the Family Court and one transcript shall be delivered to the assigned counsel. Assigned counsel is directed to provide copies of said transcripts to all of the other parties to the appeal, including the Law Guardian, if any, when counsel serves the appellant's brief upon those parties; and it is further,

ORDERED that pursuant to Family Court Act § 1120 the following named attorney is assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeal:

Omotayo Orederu, Esq.

9 Eldridge Avenue

Staten Island, New York 10302

(718) 420-9500

and it is further,

ORDERED that the assigned counsel shall prosecute the appeal expeditiously in accordance with any scheduling order or orders issued pursuant to § 670.4(a) of the rules of this court (22 NYCRR 670.4[a]); and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel is directed to serve a copy of this order upon the Clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken.

PRUDENTI, P.J., SCHMIDT, DILLON and COVELLO, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court