Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M174956

V/

RANDALL T. ENG, P.J.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

REINALDO E. RIVERA

PETER B. SKELOS

MARK C. DILLON, JJ.

2014-04450 In the Matter of Natalia Quezada, appellan v Orin Long, respondent-respondent, et al. respondent. (Docket No. V-1042-10/13G)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION t, ,

Appeal by Natalia Quezada from an order of the Family Court, Rockland County, dated April 11, 2014. The appellant was granted poor person relief on May 8, 2014, and the following named attorney was assigned to prosecute the appeal:

Jeffrey Schonbrun, Esq.

14 South Main Street, Suite 1

New City, N.Y. 10956

845-634-3245

On the Court's own motion, it is

ORDERED that counsel assigned to prosecute the appeal is relieved of the assignment and is directed to turn over all papers in the matter to new counsel herein assigned; and it is further,

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

Arleen Lewis, Esq.

P.O. Box 219

Blauvelt, N.Y. 10913

845-359-2149

and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel shall promptly attempt to contact the appellant at the address provided by the Court, and on or before June 18, 2014, shall notify the Case Manager assigned to the appeal, in writing, that she has done so and that either

(1) the appellant is interested in prosecuting the appeal, or

(2) the appellant is not interested in prosecuting the appeal, or that she has been unable to contact the appellant, and wishes to be relieved of the assignment; 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 child, 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, except for those minutes previously transcribed and certified (22 NYCRR 671.9); 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 child, if any, when counsel serves the appellant's brief upon those parties; 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 upon a determination that the appellant is interested in proceeding with the appeal, the assigned counsel is directed to serve a copy of this order on certification upon the clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken.

ENG, P.J., MASTRO, RIVERA, SKELOS and DILLON, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court