Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M170215

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REINALDO E. RIVERA, J.P.

RUTH C. BALKIN

SYLVIA O. HINDS-RADIX

JOSEPH J. MALTESE, JJ.

2013-01639, 2013-01643, 2013-07300, 2013-07303 In the Matter of Natalia C. (Anonymous). Nassau County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Christine C. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant, et al., respondent. (Appeal Nos. 1 and 4) In the Matter of Candace H. (Anonymous). Nassau County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Christine C. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant, et al., respondent. (Appeal Nos. 2 and 3) (Docket Nos. N-215-13/13A, N-243-13/13A, N-215-13, N-243-13)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant on appeals from four orders of the Family Court, Nassau County, two dated January 10, 2013, and the others dated June 6, 2013, and June 18, 2013, respectively, for a reconstruction hearing with respect to the minutes of the proceedings which occurred on May 30, 2013.

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 on the Court's own motion, the appeals are consolidated and the parties shall file 10 copies of their respective briefs; and it is further,

ORDERED that the motion is granted, and the matter is referred to the Family Court, Nassau County, for a reconstruction hearing with respect to the proceedings which occurred on May 30, 2013, in the above-entitled case; if the minutes of those proceedings cannot be reconstructed the Family Court shall issue a report to this Court with all convenient speed; 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 reconstruction hearing, once said hearing has been completed; 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 appellant's counsel, 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 appellant's counsel. The appellant's counsel is directed to provide copies of said transcripts to all of the other parties to the appeals, including the attorney for the children, if any, when counsel serves the appellant's brief upon those parties; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appellant is directed to serve a copy of this decision and order on motion on the clerk of the court from which the appeals are taken.

RIVERA, J.P., BALKIN, HINDS-RADIX and MALTESE, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court