Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M174625

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MARK C. DILLON, J.P.

PLUMMER E. LOTT

SYLVIA O. HINDS-RADIX

BETSY BARROS, JJ.

2014-04199, 2014-04200, 2014-04201 In the Matter of Douglas L. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner-respondent; Cheyanne J. (Anony respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Douglia L. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner-respondent; Cheyanne J. (Anony respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 2) In the Matter of Chala J. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner-respondent; Cheyanne J. (Anony respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 3) (Docket Nos. N-6908-14, N-6910-14, N-6

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION mous), mous), mous), 911-14)

Motion by the respondent-appellant pro se for leave to prosecute appeals from three orders of the Family Court, Kings County, all dated March 18, 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 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 appeals; 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 appeals; 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 appeals to show cause why the appeals should or should not be dismissed; and it is further,

ORDERED that pursuant to § 670.4(a) of the rules of this Court (22 NYCRR 670.4[a]), the appeals in the above-entitled proceeding shall be perfected within 60 days after the receipt by the respondent-appellant of the transcripts of the minutes of the proceedings in the Family Court, and the respondent-appellant shall notify this Court by letter of the date the transcripts are received, or, in cases where there are no minutes of proceedings to be transcribed, within 60 days of the date of this decision and order on motion.

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

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court

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