Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M196279

E/ct

RANDALL T. ENG, P.J.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

REINALDO E. RIVERA

MARK C. DILLON

RUTH C. BALKIN, JJ.

2015-05819, 2015-05821, 2015-05822 In the Matter of Kaori (Anonymous), respondent. Omar J. (Anonymous), petitioner; Shalette S. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Kaori (Anonymous), respondent. Shalette S. (Anonymous), appellant; Britton A. (Anonymous), respondent. (Proceeding No. 2) (Docket Nos. P-20106-11, P-14612/13, P-9927/14)

ORDER ON CERTIFICATION Assignment of Counsel

Appeals by Shalette S. from three orders of the Family Court, Kings County, dated June 3, 2015, June 16, 2015, and June 18, 2015, respectively. Pursuant to Family Court Act §§ 1118 and 1120, and upon the certification of Elaine McKnight, Esq., dated July 28, 2015, it is

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

Mark Diamond, Esq.

Box 287356

Yorkville Station

New York, N.Y. 10128

917-660-8758

and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel shall promptly attempt to contact Shalette S. at the address provided by the Court, and on or before August 17, 2015, shall notify the Case Manager assigned to the appeals, in writing, that he has done so and that either

(1) Shalette S. is interested in prosecuting the appeals, or

(2) Shalette S. is not interested in prosecuting the appeals, or that he has been unable to contact her, and wishes to be relieved of the assignment; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appeals will be heard on the original papers (including a certified transcript of the proceedings, if any) and on the briefs of the parties. 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 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 assigned counsel. Assigned counsel is directed to provide copies of said transcripts to all of the other parties to the appeals, including the attorney for the child, if any, when counsel serves a brief upon those parties; and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel shall prosecute the appeals 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 Shalette S. is interested in proceeding with the appeals, assigned counsel is directed to serve a copy of this order upon the clerk of the court from which the appeals are taken.

ENG, P.J., MASTRO, RIVERA, DILLON and BALKIN, 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.