Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M160836

V/

RANDALL T. ENG, P.J.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

REINALDO E. RIVERA

PETER B. SKELOS

MARK C. DILLON, JJ.

2013-07756 In the Matter of Alicia P. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner-respondent; Sarah C. (Anonymous), et al., respondents-appellants, et al., respondent. (Docket No. N-5971/13)

ORDER ON CERTIFICATION Assignment of Counsel

Appeals by Sarah C. and Gregory P. from an order of the Family Court, Queens County, dated July 29, 2013. Pursuant to Family Court Act §§ 1118 and 1120, and upon the certification of Paul Guttenberg, Esq., dated August 12, 2013, it is

ORDERED that the appellant Sarah C. is granted leave to proceed as a poor person on the appeal, and the following named attorney is assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeal on behalf of Sarah C.:

Helene Chowes, Esq.

401 Broadway, #1507

New York, N.Y. 10013

212-431-9550

and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel shall promptly attempt to contact the appellant Sarah C. at the address provided by the Court, and on or before September 9, 2013, shall notify the Case Manager assigned to the appeal, in writing, that she has done so and that either

(1) Sarah C. is interested in prosecuting the appeal, or

(2) Sarah C. is not interested in prosecuting the appeal, or that she has been unable to contact Sarah C., and wishes to be relieved of the assignment; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appeals will be heard on the original papers (including a certified transcript of the proceedings, if any) and on the briefs of the appellants, the respondent, and the attorney for the child, if any. The parties are directed to file nine copies of their respective briefs and to serve one copy on each other (22 NYCRR 670.9[d][1][ii]; Family Ct Act § 1116); and it is further,

ORDERED that the stenographer(s) and/or the transcription service(s) is/are required promptly to make and certify two transcripts of the proceedings, if any, except for those minutes previously transcribed and certified (22 NYCRR 671.9); in the case of stenographers, both transcripts shall be filed with the clerk of the Family Court, and the clerk of the Family Court shall furnish one of such certified transcripts to the counsel for Sarah C., without charge; in the case of transcription services, one transcript shall be filed with the clerk of the Family Court and one transcript shall be delivered to the counsel for Sarah C. Counsel for Sarah C. is directed to provide copies of said transcripts to all of the other parties to the appeal, including the attorney for the child, if any, when counsel for Sarah C. serves the appellant's brief upon those parties; and it is further,

ORDERED that the counsel for Sarah C. shall prosecute the appeal expeditiously in accordance with any scheduling order or orders issued pursuant to § 670.4(a) of the rules of this Court (22 NYCRR 670.4[a]); and it is further,

ORDERED that upon a determination that the appellant Sarah C. is interested in proceeding with the appeal, counsel for Sarah C. is directed to serve a copy of this order on certification upon the clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken.

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

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court

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