Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M207124

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RUTH C. BALKIN, J.P.

SHERI S. ROMAN

JEFFREY A. COHEN

SYLVIA O. HINDS-RADIX, JJ.

2015-08044, 2015-08055, 2015-08106, 2015-08107 In the Matter of Thomas C. G. (Anonymous). Nassau County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Thomas G. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Nicholas M. G. (Anonymous). Nassau County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Thomas G. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 2) In the Matter of Matthew T. G. (Anonymous). Nassau County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Thomas G. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 3) In the Matter of Brandon D. G. (Anonymous). Nassau County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Thomas G. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 4) (Docket Nos. B-4039-14, B-4038-14, B-4037-14, B-4034-14)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Appeals by Thomas G. from four orders of the Family Court, Nassau County, all dated July 15, 2015. By order to show cause dated January 20, 2016, 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 4, 2015, 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 to dismiss the appeals is denied; and it is further,

ORDERED that pursuant to § 670.4(a) of the rules of this Court (22 NYCRR 670.4[a]), the appeals in the above-entitled proceedings shall be perfected within 60 days after the receipt by the respondent-appellant of the transcripts of the minutes of the proceedings in the Family Court, and the respondent-appellant shall notify this Court by letter of the date the transcripts are received, or, if there are no minutes of proceedings to be transcribed, within 60 days of the date of this decision and order on motion; and it is further,

ORDERED that pursuant to § 670.4(a) of the rules of this Court (22 NYCRR 670.4[a]), within 30 days after the date of this decision and order on motion, the respondent-appellant shall file in the office of the Clerk of this Court one of the following:

(1) an affidavit or affirmation stating that there are no minutes of the Family Court proceedings to be transcribed for the appeals; or

(2) if there are such minutes, an affidavit or affirmation that the transcript has been received, and indicating the date that it was received; or

(3) if the transcript has not been received, an affidavit or affirmation stating that the order on certification of this Court dated November 4, 2015, has been served upon the clerk of the court from which the appeals are taken, the date thereof and the date by which the transcript is expected; or

(4) an affidavit or an affirmation withdrawing the appeals; and it is further,

ORDERED that if none of the actions described in (1), (2), (3), or (4) above has been taken within 30 days of the date of this decision and order on motion, the Clerk of the Court shall issue an order to all parties to the appeals to show cause why the appeals should or should not be dismissed.

BALKIN, J.P., ROMAN, COHEN and HINDS-RADIX, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court

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