Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M66634

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REINALDO E. RIVERA, J.P.

PETER B. SKELOS

FRED T. SANTUCCI

JOHN M. LEVENTHAL, JJ.

2007-02275 In the Matter of Devontay M. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner-respondent; Dina J. (Anonymous), et al., appellants. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Devontaya M. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner-respondent; Dina J. (Anonymous), et al., appellants. (Proceeding No. 2) (Docket Nos. N-00710-06, N-00711-06)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by Dawn Shammas, counsel assigned to represent the appellant Devon M. on appeals from an order of the Family Court, Richmond County, dated February 1, 2007, to be relieved, for the assignment of new counsel to prosecute the appeal of the appellant Devon M., and to enlarge the time to perfect the appeal of the appellant Devon M.

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

ORDERED that the branches of the motion which are to relieve counsel assigned to represent the appellant Devon M. and for the assignment of new counsel to prosecute that appeal are denied without prejudice to Devon M. making a motion for leave to file a supplemental pro se brief after assigned counsel files her brief; and it is further,

ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is to enlarge the time to perfect the appeal of the appellant Devon M. is granted, and the time of the appellant Devon M. to perfect the appeal by causing the original papers constituting the record on the appeal to be filed in the office of the Clerk of this court (see 22 NYCRR 670.4[a][2]) and by serving and filing a brief is enlarged until March 14, 2008.

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

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court