Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M118458

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PETER B. SKELOS, J.P.

ARIEL E. BELEN

SANDRA L. SGROI

ROBERT J. MILLER, JJ.

2010-11379 In the Matter of Evesha H. (Anonymous). Suffolk County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Junior H. (Anonymous), appellant, et al., respondent. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Jason B. (Anonymous). Suffolk County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Junior H. (Anonymous), appellant, et al., respondent. (Proceeding No. 2) (Docket Nos. N-21892/09, N-21893/09, N-21894/09, N-21895/09)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Appeal by Junior H. from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County, dated October 21, 2010. By order to show cause dated March 7, 2011, the parties or their attorneys were directed to show cause before this Court why an order should or should not be made and entered relieving counsel assigned by order on certification of this Court dated January 26, 2011, 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 order to show cause, and no papers having been filed in response thereto, 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.

SKELOS, J.P., BELEN, SGROI and MILLER, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Matthew G. Kiernan

Clerk of the Court