Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M173862

E/mv

REINALDO E. RIVERA, J.P.

RUTH C. BALKIN

CHERYL E. CHAMBERS

ROBERT J. MILLER, JJ.

2014-00790 In the Matter of Karen Bhoorasingh, appel v Israel Kortright, respondent. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Israel Kortright, responde v Karen Bhoorasingh, appellant. (Proceeding No. 2) (Docket Nos. V-31908-09/11A, V-31908-

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION lant, nt, 09/11B)

Motion by the appellant pro se for leave to prosecute an appeal from an order of the Family Court, Kings County, dated January 15, 2014, as a poor person and for the assignment of counsel.

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 the motion is granted; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appeal 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, 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 assigned counsel. Assigned counsel 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 serves the appellant's brief upon those parties; and it is further,

ORDERED that pursuant to Family Court Act § 1120 the following named attorney is assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeal:

Lewis S. Calderon, Esq.

153-01 Jamaica Avenue, Suite 201

Jamaica, N.Y. 11432

718-883-1560

and it is further,

ORDERED that the assigned counsel 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 assigned counsel is directed to serve a copy of this decision and order on motion upon the clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken; and it is further,

ORDERED pursuant to § 670.4(a) of the rules of this Court (22 NYCRR 670.4[a]), on or before June 9, 2014, the assigned counsel shall file in the office of the Clerk of this Court one of the following:

(1) an affidavit or affirmation stating that there are no minutes of any Family Court proceeding to be transcribed for the appeal; or

(2) if there are such minutes, an affidavit or affirmation that the transcripts have been received, and indicating the date received; or

(3) if the transcripts have not been received, an affidavit or affirmation stating that this decision and order on motion has been served upon the clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken, the date thereof, and the date by which the transcripts are expected; or

(4) an affidavit or an affirmation withdrawing the appeal; and it is further,

ORDERED that if none of the above actions described in (1), (2), (3), or (4) above, has been taken within 30 days of the date of this order, the Clerk of the Court shall issue an order to all parties to the appeal to show cause why the appeal should or should not be dismissed.

RIVERA, J.P., BALKIN, CHAMBERS and MILLER, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court

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