Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M204765

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REINALDO E. RIVERA, J.P.

SANDRA L. SGROI

ROBERT J. MILLER

SYLVIA O. HINDS-RADIX, JJ.

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)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Appeals by Martha R. from two orders of the Family Court, Suffolk County, dated May 21, 2015, and June 2, 2015, respectively. By order to show cause dated November 20, 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 September 14, 2015, to perfect the appeals on behalf of the respondent-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 no papers having been 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]).

RIVERA, J.P., SGROI, MILLER and HINDS-RADIX, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court