Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M123659

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2011-01774 In the Matter of Anthony C. (Anonymous). Suffolk County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Juan C. (Anonymous), et al., respondents-respondents; Elizabeth M. Niemi, attorney for the child, nonparty-appellant. (Docket Nos. N-968-11, N-982-11)

SCHEDULING ORDER

Appeal by the attorney for the child from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County, dated January 21, 2011. By order on certification of this Court dated July 25, 2011, the following attorney was assigned as the attorney for the child on the appeal:

Elizabeth M. Niemi, Esq.

P.O. Box 109

Amityville, N.Y. 11701

516-521-8522

Pursuant to § 670.4(a) of the Rules of this Court (22 NYCRR 670.4[a]), it is

ORDERED that the appeal in the above-entitled proceeding shall be perfected either within 60 days after the receipt by the attorney for the child of the transcripts of the minutes of the proceedings in the Family Court, and the attorney for the child shall notify this Court by letter of the date the transcripts are received, or, in cases where there are no minutes of proceedings to be transcribed, within 60 days of the date of this scheduling order; and it is further,

ORDERED that within 30 days after the date of this scheduling order, the attorney for the child shall file in the office of the Clerk of this Court one of the following:

(1) an affidavit or affirmation stating that there are no minutes of any Family Court proceeding to be transcribed for the appeal; or

(2) if there are such minutes, an affidavit or affirmation that the transcripts have been received, and indicating the date received; or

(3) if the transcripts have not been received, an affidavit or affirmation stating that the order of this Court dated July 25, 2011, has been served upon the Clerk of the Court from which the appeal is taken, the date thereof, and the date by which the transcripts are expected; or

(4) an affidavit or an affirmation withdrawing the appeal; and it is further,

ORDERED that if none of the above actions described in (1), (2), (3), or (4) above, has been taken within 30 days of the date of this scheduling order, the Clerk of the Court shall issue an order to all parties to the appeal to show cause why the appeal should or should not be dismissed.

ENTER:

Matthew G. Kiernan

Clerk of the Court

The Case Manager assigned to this case is Ms. Vazquez. Please contact her at 718-722-6488 with any questions.