Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M201743

E/ct

2015-05632, 2015-05633 In the Matter of Catherine C. (Anonymous). Suffolk County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Martha R. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Jonathan C. (Anonymous). Suffolk County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Martha R. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 2) (Docket Nos. N-3971-15, N-3972-15)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Appeals by Martha R. from two orders of the Family Court, Suffolk County, dated May 21, 2015, and June 2, 2015, respectively. By order on certification of this Court dated September 14, 2015, the following attorney was assigned as counsel for the respondent-appellant on the appeals, and was directed, inter alia, to contact the respondent-appellant and determine the respondent-appellant's interest in perfecting the appeals:

Arza R. Feldman, Esq.

626 RXR Plaza

West Tower, 6th Floor

Uniondale, N.Y. 11556

516-522-2828

By letter dated November 3, 2015, 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 appeals in the above-entitled proceedings 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 December 18, 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 respondent-appellant, by regular mail.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court