Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M170907

E/ct

2014-00035 In the Matter of Shi Anne S. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner- respondent; Cecil R. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Jayda R. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner- respondent; Cecil R. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 2) (Docket Nos. NA-3326-11, NA-3326-11)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Appeal by Cecil R. from an order of the Family Court, Kings County, dated December 2, 2013. By order on certification of this Court dated January 21, 2014, the following attorney was assigned as counsel for the appellant on the appeal, and was directed, inter alia, to contact the respondent-appellant and determine the respondent-appellant's interest in perfecting the appeal:

Michael A. Fiechter, Esq.

P.O. Box 1107

Bellmore, N.Y. 11710

718-902-4492

By letter dated March 5, 2014, assigned counsel notified the Court that he has been unable to contact the respondent-appellant.

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 respondent-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 April 3, 2014; and it is further,

ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court, or her designee, is directed to serve a copy of this order to show cause upon the parties or their attorneys, and upon the respondent-appellant, by regular mail.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court