Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M188842

V/

RANDALL T. ENG, P.J.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

REINALDO E. RIVERA

PETER B. SKELOS

MARK C. DILLON, JJ.

2015-01407 In the Matter of Juan L. Sanders, respondent- appellant, v Lilian (Lillian) Jaco, appellant- respondent. (Docket No. V-12006-02)

ORDER ON CERTIFICATION Assignment of Counsel

Appeal by Lillian Jaco and cross appeal by Juan Sanders from an order of the Family Court, Queens County, dated January 26, 2015. Pursuant to Family Court Act §§ 1118 and 1120, and upon the certification of Suzanne Blond, Esq., dated February 17, 2015, it is

ORDERED that the respondent-appellant is granted leave to proceed as a poor person on the appeal and cross appeal, and the following named attorney is assigned as counsel to represent him in connection with the appeal and cross appeal:

Christopher Robles, Esq.

471 54th Street

Brooklyn, N.Y. 11220

718-492-3600

and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel shall promptly attempt to contact the respondent-appellant at the address provided by the Court, and on or before March 27, 2015, shall notify the Case Manager assigned to the appeal, in writing, that he has done so and that either

(1) the respondent-appellant is interested in serving and filing a brief, or

(2) the respondent-appellant is not interested in serving and filing a brief, or that he has been unable to contact the respondent-appellant, and wishes to be relieved of the assignment; 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 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 assigned counsel shall serve and file a brief 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 respondent-appellant is interested in serving and filing a brief, 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.