Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

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2014-03563, 2014-03567, 2014-03568 In the Matter of Donna S. (Anonymous). Nassau County Department of Social Serv petitioner-respondent; Gean R. B. (Anony respondent-appellant, et al., respondent. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Kimberly S. (Anonymous) Nassau County Department of Social Serv petitioner-respondent; Gean R. B. (Anony respondent-appellant, et al., respondent. (Proceeding No. 2) (Docket Nos. N-6957-13, N-6958-13)

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Appeals by Gean R. B. from three orders of the Family Court, Nassau County, dated February 4, 2014 (two orders), and February 20, 2014, respectively. By order on certification of this Court dated May 9, 2014, the following attorney was assigned as counsel for the respondent-appellant on the appeals, and was directed, inter alia, to contact the respondent-appellant and determine the respondent-appellant's interest in perfecting the appeals:

Amy Colvin, Esq.

P.O. Box 1261

Huntington, N.Y. 11743

631-424-8495

By letter dated June 5, 2014, assigned counsel notified the Court that she has been unable to contact the respondent-appellant.

On the Court's own motion, it is

ORDERED that the parties 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 appeals 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 July 9, 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