Matter of Martinez-Garcia v Santos
Motion No: 2011-09378
Slip Opinion No: 2011 NY Slip Op 88849(U)
Decided on November 3, 2011
Appellate Division, Second Department, Motion Decision
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This motion is uncorrected and is not subject to publication in the Official Reports.


Supreme Court of the State of New York

Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M128180

V/

A. GAIL PRUDENTI, P.J.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

REINALDO E. RIVERA

PETER B. SKELOS

MARK C. DILLON, JJ.

2011-09378

In the Matter of Marcelina Martinez-Garcia,

petitioner-appellant, v Israel Santos, et al.,

respondents; Steven P. Kmetz, nonparty-

appellant.

(Docket No. V-6881/11)

ORDER ON CERTIFICATION
Assignment of Counsel

Separate appeals by Marcelina Martinez-Garcia and Steven P. Kmetz, the attorney for the child, from an order of the Family Court, Westchester County, dated September 13, 2011. Pursuant to Family Court Act §§ 1118 and 1120, and upon the certification of Carol Pfeffer, Esq., dated October 24, 2011, it is

ORDERED that the respondent is granted leave to proceed as a poor person on the appeals, and the following named attorney is assigned as counsel to respond to the appeals:

Stephen Kolnik, Esq.

20 Colin Street

Yonkers, N.Y. 10701

914-659-2173

and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel shall promptly attempt to contact the respondent at the address provided by the Court, and shall notify the Case Manager assigned to the appeals on or before November 22, 2011, in writing, that he has done so and that either

(1) the respondent is interested in responding to the appeals, or

(2) the respondent is not interested in responding to the appeals, or that he has been unable to contact the respondent, and wishes to be relieved of the assignment.

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

ENTER:

Matthew G. Kiernan

Clerk of the Court

The Case Manager assigned to this case is Mr. Rose. Please contact him at 718-722-6487 with any questions.