Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M115377

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JOSEPH COVELLO, J.P.

PLUMMER E. LOTT

SHERI S. ROMAN

ROBERT J. MILLER, JJ.

2010-04732 In the Matter of Jay V. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, respondent; Victor V. (Anonymous), appellant. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Kenya M. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, respondent; Victor V. (Anonymous), appellant. (Proceeding No. 2) (Docket Nos. NA-07205-09, NA-07206-09)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Motion by the appellant's assigned counsel to be relieved on an appeal from an order of the Family Court, Kings County, dated April 14, 2010.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and no papers having been filed in opposition or in relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that on the Court's own motion, the parties or their attorneys are directed to show cause before this Court why an order should or should not be made and entered dismissing the appeal in the above-entitled proceeding on the ground that the appellant has, in effect, abandoned the appeal by failing to respond to correspondence by assigned counsel, by each filing an affirmation or affidavit on that issue in the office of the Clerk of this Court and serving one copy of the same on each other on or before March 14, 2011; and it is further,

ORDERED that the motion by the appellant's assigned counsel is held in abeyance in the interim; and it is further,

ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court, or his designee, is directed to serve a copy of this order to show cause upon the parties or their attorneys, and upon the appellant, by regular mail.

COVELLO, J.P., LOTT, ROMAN and MILLER, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Matthew G. Kiernan

Clerk of the Court