Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M191301

E/ct

RANDALL T. ENG, P.J.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

REINALDO E. RIVERA

PETER B. SKELOS

MARK C. DILLON, JJ.

2015-01340 In the Matter of Richard Lewis, appellant, v Denetrin L. Haynes, respondent. (Docket No. V-9020-14)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Appeal by Richard Lewis from an order of the Family Court, Kings County, dated January 20, 2015. By order on certification of this Court dated March 4, 2015, the following attorney was assigned as counsel for the appellant on the appeal, and was directed, inter alia, to contact the appellant and determine the appellant's interest in perfecting the appeal:

Mark Diamond, Esq.

Box 287356

Yorkville Station

New York, N.Y. 10128

917-660-8758

By letter dated April 15, 2015, assigned counsel notified the Court that he has been unable to contact the 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 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 May 19, 2015; 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 appellant, by regular mail.

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

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court