Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M97468

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MARK C. DILLON, J.P.

ANITA R. FLORIO

JOHN M. LEVENTHAL

SHERI S. ROMAN, JJ.

2009-02345 In the Matter of Vasilios Giousos, appellant, v Simone Giousos, respondent. (Docket No. V-12169-07)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION Court's Motion to Relieve Counsel of Assignment and to Assign New Counsel - Family Court

On the court's own motion, it is

ORDERED that counsel assigned to prosecute an appeal on behalf of the appellant from an order of the Family Court, Nassau County, dated January 28, 2009, is relieved of the assignment and is directed to turn over all papers in action to new counsel herein assigned.

By order on certification of this court dated April 29, 2009, the following attorney was assigned as counsel for the appellant:

Elaine Jackson Stack, Esq.

666 Old Country Road - Suite 600

Garden City, New York 11530

(516) 222-0005

and it is further,

ORDERED that pursuant to Family Court Act § 1120, the following named attorney is assigned as new counsel to prosecute the appeal:

Joseph R. Faraguna, Esq.

P.O. Box 122

Sag Harbor, New York 11963

(631) 514-5547

and it is further,

ORDERED that on or before February 22, 2010, newly assigned counsel shall review the brief filed by former counsel and advise the court in writing whether he (1) adopts the brief filed by former counsel, (2) adopts the brief filed by former counsel and wishes to file a supplemental brief, or (3) wishes to strike the brief filed by former counsel and file a new brief; 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.

DILLON, J.P., FLORIO, LEVENTHAL and ROMAN, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court