Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M179518

E/ct

RANDALL T. ENG, P.J.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

REINALDO E. RIVERA

PETER B. SKELOS

MARK C. DILLON, JJ.

2014-06701 In the Matter of Steven S. Plotnick, appellant- respondent, v Daria M. Sullivan, respondent- appellant. (Docket Nos. V-6682-04/13N, V-6683-04/13N)

ORDER ON CERTIFICATION Assignment of Counsel

Appeal by Steven S. Plotnick and cross appeal by Daria M. Sullivan from an order of the Family Court, Nassau County, dated June 26, 2014. Pursuant to Family Court Act §§ 1118 and 1120, and upon the certification of Jeremy L. Goldberg, Esq., dated September 2, 2014, it is

ORDERED that Steven S. Plotnick is granted leave to proceed as a poor person on the appeal, and the following named attorney is assigned as counsel to prosecute his appeal:

Rhonda R. Weir, Esq.

26 Court Street, Suite 1503

Brooklyn, N.Y. 11242

347-328-2680

and it is further,

ORDERED that the appeal and cross appeal will be heard on the original papers (including a certified transcript of the proceedings, if any) and on the briefs of the appellant-respondent, the respondent-appellant, 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, 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 Steven S. Plotnick's assigned 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 a 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 assigned counsel is directed to serve a copy of this order upon the clerk of the court from which the appeal and cross appeal are taken.

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

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court

The Case Manager assigned to this case is Mr. Rose. Please contact him at 718-722-6487 with any questions.