Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M94413

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WILLIAM F. MASTRO, J.P.

ARIEL E. BELEN

RANDALL T. ENG

JOHN M. LEVENTHAL, JJ.

2009-08890, 2009-08893 In the Matter of Jason A. G. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, et al., respondents; Sonia E. (Anonymous), appellant. (Docket No. B-21829-04)

ORDER ON CERTIFICATION Assignment of Counsel

Appeals by Sonia E. from two orders of the Family Court, Queens County, both dated August 26, 2009 (one in each case). Pursuant to Family Court Act §§ 1118 and 1120, and upon the certification of Steven Greenfield, Esq., dated October 2, 2009, it is

ORDERED that on the court's own motion, the appeal docketed under Appellate Division Docket No. 2009-08890 is consolidated with the appeal docketed under Appellate Division Docket No. 2009-08893; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appellant is granted leave to proceed as a poor person on the appeal, and the following named attorney is assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeals:

Lisa Lewis, Esq.

144 N. 7th Street, PMB 428

Brooklyn, N.Y. 11211

718-857-0247

and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel shall promptly attempt to contact the appellant, at the address provided by the court, and shall notify the Case Manager assigned to the appeals on or before December 15, 2009, in writing, that she has done so and that either

(1) the appellant is interested in prosecuting the appeals, or

(2) the appellant is not interested in prosecuting the appeals, or that she has been unable to contact the appellant, and wishes to be relieved of the assignment; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appeals 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 10 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, 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 appeals, including the attorney for the child, if any, when counsel serves the appellant's brief upon those parties; and it is further,

ORDERED that the assigned counsel shall prosecute the appeals 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 upon a determination that the appellant is interested in proceeding with the appeal, the assigned counsel is directed to serve a copy of this order upon the clerk of the court from which the appeals are taken.

MASTRO, J.P., BELEN, ENG and LEVENTHAL, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court

The Case Manager assigned to this case is Ms. Vazquez. Please contact her at 718-722-6488 with any questions.