Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M169544

V/

RANDALL T. ENG, P.J.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

REINALDO E. RIVERA

PETER B. SKELOS

MARK C. DILLON, JJ.

2013-10641 In the Matter of William Z. (Anonymous). Rockland County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Patrick Z. (Anonymous), et al., respondents-appellants. (Docket Nos. B-00431-13, B-00432-13)

ORDER ON CERTIFICATION Assignment of Counsel

Separate appeals by Patrick Z. and Millie A. S. Z. from an order of the Family Court, Rockland County dated October 24, 2013. Pursuant to Family Court Act §§ 1118 and 1120, and upon the certification of Ellen O'Hara Woods, Esq., dated January 31, 2014, it is

ORDERED that the appellant Patrick Z. 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 Patrick Z.:

Salvatore C. Adamo, Esq.

350 Fifth Avenue, 59th Floor

New York, N.Y. 10118

212-964-7983

and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel shall promptly attempt to contact the appellant Patrick Z. at the address provided by the Court, and on or before February 27, 2014, shall notify the Case Manager assigned to the appeal, in writing, that he has done so and that either

(1) Patrick Z. is interested in prosecuting the appeal, or

(2) Patrick Z. is not interested in prosecuting the appeal, or that he has been unable to contact Patrick Z., 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 appellant, the respondent, and the attorney for the children, 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 Patrick Z., 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 Patrick Z. Counsel for Patrick Z. is directed to provide copies of said transcripts to all of the other parties to the appeal, including the attorney for the children, if any, when counsel for Patrick Z. serves the appellant's brief upon those parties; and it is further,

ORDERED that the counsel for Patrick Z. 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 Patrick. Z. is interested in proceeding with the appeal, counsel for Patrick Z. is directed to serve a copy of this order on certification upon the clerk of the court from which the appeals are 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.