Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M118599

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A. GAIL PRUDENTI, P.J.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

REINALDO E. RIVERA

PETER B. SKELOS

MARK C. DILLON, JJ.

2011-01532, 2011-01618 In the Matter of Gianna C. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner-respondent; Carlos C. (Anonymous), appellant, et al., respondent. (Appeal No. 1) In the Matter of Kassandra V. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner-respondent; Carlos C. (Anonymous), appellant, et al., respondent. (Appeal No. 2) (Docket Nos. N-9510/06, N-9512/06)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Appeals by Carlos C. from two orders of the Family Court, Queens County, dated June 14, 2010, and November 10, 2010, respectively. By order on certification of this Court dated February 25, 2011, the following attorney was assigned as counsel for the appellant on the appeals, 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 affirmation dated April 3, 2011, assigned counsel notified the Court that she has been unable to contact the appellant.

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 May 6, 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