Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M172935

E/ct

2014-01577 In the Matter of Rivah K. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner-respondent; Allen K. (Anonymo respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Chaya K. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner-respondent; Allen K. (Anonymo respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 2) (Docket Nos. N-04764-13, N-04763-13)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE us), us),

Appeal by Allen K. from an order of the Family Court, Kings County dated January 13, 2014. By order on certification of this Court dated March 4, 2014, the following attorney was assigned as counsel for the respondent-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:

Frederic P. Schneider, Esq.

729 Seventh Avenue, 17th Floor

New York, N.Y. 10019

212-575-7900 (ext. 3287)

By correspondence dated April 16, 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 May 14, 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