Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M68866

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STEVEN W. FISHER, J.P.

DAVID S. RITTER

ANITA R. FLORIO

EDWARD D. CARNI, JJ.

2008-02349 In the Matter of Eleonora Pankratova, respondent, v Alexandr Seleznov, appellant. (Docket No. F-32564/06)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by Alexandr Seleznov for leave to appeal to this court from an order of the Family Court, Kings County, dated March 7, 2008, to stay enforcement of so much of the order as directed his incarceration and to direct his immediate release, for a preference in the calendaring of the appeal, 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 branch of the motion which is for leave to appeal to this court is denied as unnecessary (see Family Ct Act § 1112[a]); and it is further,

ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is to stay enforcement of so much of the order dated March 7, 2008, as directed Alexandr Seleznov's incarceration and to direct his immediate release is denied; and it is further,

ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is for a preference in the calendaring of the appeal is denied without prejudice to renew after the appeal is perfected; and it is further,

ORDERED that the branches of the motion which are for leave to prosecute the appeal as a poor person and for the assignment of counsel are granted; 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 attorney for the child, 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) is/are required promptly to make and certify two transcripts of the proceedings, if any, 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 attorney for the child, 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:

Helene Bernstein, Esq.

44 Court Street, Suite 905

Brooklyn, New York 11201

(718) 797-1012

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.

FISHER, J.P., RITTER, FLORIO and CARNI, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court