Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M71656

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REINALDO E. RIVERA, J.P.

ANITA R. FLORIO

THOMAS A. DICKERSON

ARIEL E. BELEN, JJ.

2008-03292, 2008-03293 In the Matter of Chyanne H. (Anonymous). Orange County Department of Social Services, respondent; Mae N. (Anonymous), et al., appellants. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Gerald H. (Anonymous). Orange County Department of Social Services, respondent; Mae N. (Anonymous), et al., appellants. (Proceeding No. 2) In the Matter of Michael K. (Anonymous). Orange County Department of Social Services, respondent; Mae N. (Anonymous), et al., appellants. (Proceeding No. 3) (Docket Nos. B-5957/07, B-5958/07 B-5959/07)

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 appeals from two orders of the Family Court, Orange County, entered March 21, 2008, 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 July 1, 2008, 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.

RIVERA, J.P., FLORIO, DICKERSON and BELEN, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court