Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M114863

E/ct

MARK C. DILLON, J.P.

JOSEPH COVELLO

ANITA R. FLORIO

L. PRISCILLA HALL, JJ.

2010-08055 In the Matter of Anthony Toussaint F. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner-respondent; Tyrell H., Sr. (Anonymous), appellant, et al., respondent. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Tyrell Tashawn H. (Anonymous), Jr. Administration for Children's Services, petitioner-respondent; Tyrell H., Sr. (Anonymous), appellant, et al., respondent. (Proceeding No. 2) (Docket Nos. NN-23150-07, NN-23151-07)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Appeal by Tyrell H., Sr., from an order of the Family Court, Queens County, dated July 12, 2010. By order to show cause dated December 23, 2010, the parties or their attorneys were directed to show cause why an order should or should not be made and entered relieving the attorney assigned by order on certification of this Court dated October 26, 2010, to perfect the appeal on behalf of the appellant on the ground that the attorney has been unable to contact the appellant, and dismissing the appeal.

Now, on the Court's own motion, and no papers having been filed in response to the order to show cause, it is

ORDERED that the assigned counsel is relieved of the assignment; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed, without costs or disbursements.

DILLON, J.P., COVELLO, FLORIO and HALL, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Matthew G. Kiernan

Clerk of the Court