Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M174634

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MARK C. DILLON, J.P.

PLUMMER E. LOTT

SYLVIA O. HINDS-RADIX

BETSY BARROS, JJ.

2014-02708 In the Matter of Crystal A. (Anonymous). Administration of Children's Services, peti respondent; Chigozirim C. A. (Anonymou respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Emmanuel A. (Anonymou Administration of Children's Services, peti respondent; Chigozirim C. A. (Anonymou respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 2) In the Matter of Joshua A. (Anonymous). Administration of Children's Services, peti respondent; Chigozirim C. A. (Anonymou respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 3) (Docket Nos. N-14944-12, N-14943-12, N-26433-12)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION tioner- s), s). tioner- s), tioner- s),

Motion by the respondent-appellant pro se for leave to prosecute an appeal from an order of the Family Court, Kings County, dated November 21, 2013, 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 denied, with leave to renew, on or before June 18, 2014, upon proper papers, including the respondent-appellant's affidavit setting forth (1) the respondent-appellant's full financial situation including all assets, both real and personal, as well as any and all sources of income, and (2) whether the respondent-appellant was represented by assigned counsel or retained counsel in the Family Court and, if retained, the amount and source of counsel fees paid to retained counsel; and it is further,

ORDERED that in the event that the respondent-appellant does not make the motion set forth above, pursuant to § 670.4(a) of the rules of this Court (22 NYCRR 670.4[a]), on or before June 18, 2014, the respondent-appellant 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 the Family Court proceedings to be transcribed for the appeal; or

(2) if there are such minutes, an affidavit or affirmation that the transcript has been received, and indicating the date that it was received; or

(3) if the transcript has not been received, an affidavit or affirmation stating that it has been ordered and paid for, the date thereof and the date by which the transcript is expected; or

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

ORDERED that if the respondent-appellant does not make the motion set forth above or does not take any of the actions described in (1), (2), (3), or (4) above on or before June 18, 2014, 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.

DILLON, J.P., LOTT, HINDS-RADIX and BARROS, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court

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