Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M60773

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ROBERT W. SCHMIDT, J.P.

STEVEN W. FISHER

ROBERT A. LIFSON

EDWARD D. CARNI, JJ.

2007-08351 In the Matter of Christopher A. R. (Anonymous). Rockland County Department of Social Services, respondent; Maria R. (Anonymous), appellant. (Docket No. B-598/07)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by counsel assigned to represent the appellant in a proceeding before the Family Court, Rockland County, to be relieved, for the assignment of new counsel to prosecute an appeal from an order of the Family Court, Rockland County, entered August 3, 2007, and to grant the appellant leave to prosecute the appeal as a poor person.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and no papers having been filed in opposition or relation thereto, it is

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 November 14, 2007, 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; and it is further,

ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is to relieve counsel is held in abeyance in the interim; and it is further,

ORDERED that counsel shall serve a copy of this decision and order upon the appellant on or before October 24, 2007, by one of the methods specified in CPLR 2103(c) and shall file proof of such service with this court.

SCHMIDT, J.P., FISHER, LIFSON and CARNI, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court