Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M135830

V/

MARK C. DILLON, J.P.

THOMAS A. DICKERSON

L. PRISCILLA HALL

LEONARD B. AUSTIN, JJ.

2012-01475, 2012-01476 In the Matter of Jordan C. (Anonymous), appellant. (Docket No. D-2008-11/11A)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant for leave to prosecute appeals from two orders of the Family Court, Orange County, dated December 1, 2011, and December 23, 2011, respectively, as a poor person, and for the assignment of counsel.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and no papers having been filed in opposition or in relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion is granted; and it is further,

ORDERED that the attorney for the juvenile, Harold A. Seidenberg, Esq., One South Street, Goshen, New York 10924, is directed to turn over all papers in the action to the new attorney for the juvenile, herein assigned; and it is further,

ORDERED that pursuant to Family Court Act § 1120, the following named attorney is assigned as attorney for the juvenile, to represent him on the appeal:

Frederic P. Schneider, Esq.

729 Seventh Avenue, 17th Floor

New York, N.Y. 10019

212-575-7900 - Ext. 3287

and it is further,

ORDERED that pursuant to Family Court Act § 1120 the appellant's status as a poor person is continued; and it is further,

ORDERED that within 30 days after the date of this order, the attorney for the juvenile 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 appeals; 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 transcripts have been ordered, the date thereof, and the date by which the transcripts are expected; or

(4) an affidavit or an affirmation withdrawing the appeals; 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 order, the Clerk of the Court shall issue an order to all parties to the appeals to show cause why the appeals should or should not be dismissed.

DILLON, J.P., DICKERSON, HALL and AUSTIN, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court