Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M117086

E/ct

A. GAIL PRUDENTI, P.J.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

REINALDO E. RIVERA

PETER B. SKELOS

MARK C. DILLON, JJ.

2011-00072, 2010-00074 In the Matter of Najidah B. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, respondent; Jerome B. (Anonymous), appellant. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Nialah B. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, respondent; Jerome B. (Anonymous), appellant. (Proceeding No. 2) (Docket Nos. N-1387/10, N-1388/10)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Appeals by Jerome B. from two orders of the Family Court, Queens County, dated October 18, 2010, and November 18, 2010, respectively. By order on certification of this Court dated January 28, 2011, the following attorney was assigned as counsel for the appellant on the appeal, and was directed, inter alia, to contact the appellant and determine the appellant's interest in perfecting the appeals:

Janis A. Parazzelli, Esq.

99 Tulip Avenue, #405

Floral Park, New York 11001

(516) 358-1409

By letter dated March 7, 2011, assigned counsel notified the Court that the appellant is not interested in pursuing the appeals.

On the Court's own motion, it is

ORDERED that the parties or their attorneys are directed to show cause before this Court why an order should or should not be made and entered relieving the assigned counsel for the appellant and dismissing the appeals in the above-entitled proceeding 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 April 18, 2011; 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.

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

ENTER:

Matthew G. Kiernan

Clerk of the Court