Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M129525

E/ct

2011-08787 In the Matter of Woosmel J. (Anonymous). Rockland County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Brinville J. (Anonymous), appellant, et al., respondent. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Adler J.(Anonymous). Rockland County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Brinville J. (Anonymous), appellant, et al., respondent. (Proceeding No. 2) (Docket Nos. B-2978-10, B-2979-10, B-2982-10, B-2983-10)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Appeal by Brinville J. from an order of the Family Court, Rockland County, dated August 15, 2011. By order on certification of this Court dated October 6, 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:

Arlene Lewis, Esq.

P.O. Box 219

Blauvelt, N.Y. 10913

845-359-2149

By letter dated November 18, 2011, assigned counsel notified the Court that she has been unable to contact the appellant.

Now, 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 proceedings 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 December 23, 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.

ENTER:

Matthew G. Kiernan

Clerk of the Court