Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

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2014-06680 In the Matter of Allyssa O. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner- respondent; Edward N. (Anonymous), respondent- appellant, et al., respondent. (Docket No. N-30112-13)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Appeal by Edward N. from an order of the Family Court, Kings County, dated June 2, 2014. By order on certification of this Court dated August 5, 2014, the following attorney was assigned as counsel for the respondent-appellant on the appeal, and was directed, inter alia, to contact the respondent-appellant and determine the respondent-appellant's interest in perfecting the appeal:

Angela Conti, Esq.

1110 South Avenue

Staten Island, N.Y. 10314

347-273-1310

By letter dated September 11, 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 appeal in the above-entitled proceeding 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 October 20, 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, and upon the respondent-appellant, by regular mail.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court