Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M120685

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JOSEPH COVELLO, J.P.

JOHN M. LEVENTHAL

PLUMMER E. LOTT

ROBERT J. MILLER, JJ.

2011-02117 In the Matter of Julian Bowen, appellant, v Nioka Williams, respondent. (Docket Nos. V-23983-08, V-20521-3/09, V-04442-3/10)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Appeal by Julian Bowen from an order of the Family Court, Kings County, dated February 14, 2011. By order on certification of this Court dated April 4, 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 appeal:

Jeffrey C. Bluth, Esq.

415 Albemarle Rd., Apt. 6k

Brooklyn, N.Y. 11218

(718) 435-5357

By letter dated April 28, 2011, assigned counsel notified the court that the appellant is not interested in prosecuting the appeal.

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 appeal 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 June 17, 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.

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

ENTER:

Matthew G. Kiernan

Clerk of the Court