Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M209039

E/ct

2016-01147 In the Matter of Justin P. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner-respondent; Grace P. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Tiffany P. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner-respondent; Grace P. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 2) In the Matter of Emerald T. S. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner-respondent; Grace P. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 3) (Docket Nos. N-34307-13, N-34308-13, N-34306-13

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE )

Appeal by Grace P. from an order of the Family Court, Kings County, dated January 6, 2016. By order on certification of this Court dated March 9, 2016, the following attorney was assigned as counsel for the respondent-appellant on the appeal, and was directed, inter alia, to contact the respondent-appellant and determine the respondent-appellant's interest in perfecting the appeal:

Anthony DeGuerre, Esq.

350 St. Marks Place, Suite 301

Staten Island, NY 10301

347-495-7554

By letter dated March 22, 2016, assigned counsel notified the Court that he 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 appeal 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 April 21, 2016; 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