Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M189916

E/ct

RANDALL T. ENG, P.J.

RUTH C. BALKIN

L. PRISCILLA HALL

SANDRA L. SGROI, JJ.

2014-09922, 2014-09924, 2014-09925 In the Matter of Xavier B. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner-respondent; Carmen R. (Anonymous), et al., respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Chantel J. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner-respondent; Carmen R. (Anonymous), et al., respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 2) In the Matter of Shawn B. (Anonymous), Jr. Administration for Children's Services, petitioner-respondent; Carmen R. (Anonymous), et al., respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 3) In the Matter of Taniah J. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner-respondent; Carmen R. (Anonymous), et al., respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 4) (Docket Nos. N-20677-13, N-20678-13, N-20679-13, N-20680-13)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Appeals by Carmen R. from three orders of the Family Court Queens County, one dated March 12, 2014, and two dated September 24, 2014, respectively. By order to show cause dated February 18, 2015, the parties were directed to show cause before this Court why an order should or should not be made and entered relieving the attorney assigned by order on certification of this Court dated November 14, 2014, to perfect the appeals on behalf of the appellant on the ground that the attorney had been unable to contact the appellant, and dismissing the appeals.

Now, upon the order to show cause and the papers filed in response thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion is granted, assigned counsel is relieved of the assignment, and the appeals are dismissed, without costs or disbursements (see 22 NYCRR 670.4[a][2]).

ENG, P.J., BALKIN, HALL and SGROI, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court