Matter of Nassau County Department of Social Services v Alf
Motion No: 2010-08506
Slip Opinion No: 2011 NY Slip Op 63715(U)
Decided on February 9, 2011
Appellate Division, Second Department, Motion Decision
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This motion is uncorrected and is not subject to publication in the Official Reports.


Supreme Court of the State of New York

Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M113642

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A. GAIL PRUDENTI, P.J.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

REINALDO E. RIVERA

PETER B. SKELOS

MARK C. DILLON, JJ.

2010-08506

In the Matter of Nassau County Department

of Social Services, etc., appellant, v Frederick

Alford, respondent.

(Docket No. U-1562/10)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Appeal by Nassau County Department of Social Services from an order of the Family Court, Nassau County, dated August 4, 2010. The appellant's brief was filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court on November 29, 2010, and the brief of the attorney for the child was filed on January 3, 2011. By order on certification of this Court dated December 8, 2010, the following attorney was assigned as counsel for the respondent on the appeal, and was directed, inter alia, to contact the respondent and determine the respondent's interest in responding to the appeal:

Carol Kahn, Esq.

225 Broadway, Suite 1510

New York, New York 10007-3762

(212) 227-0206

By letter dated December 28, 2010, assigned counsel notified the Court that assigned counsel has been unable to contact the respondent.

Now, on the Court's own motion, it is

ORDERED assigned counsel for the respondent is relieved of the assignment.

PRUDENTI, P.J., MASTRO, RIVERA, SKELOS and DILLON, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Matthew G. Kiernan

Clerk of the Court