Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M214894

V/

RANDALL T. ENG, P.J.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

REINALDO E. RIVERA

MARK C. DILLON

RUTH C. BALKIN, JJ.

2016-05770, 2016-5771 In the Matter of Kolsuma B. (Anonymous). Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York, petitioner-respondent; Nosira B. (Anonymous), et al., respondents- appellants. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Abdul M. U. (Anonymous), also known as Abdul U. (Anonymous), also known as Abdul B. (Anonymous). Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York, petitioner-respondent; Nosira B. (Anonymous), et al., respondents- appellants. (Proceeding No. 2) (Docket Nos. B-22358-13, B-22357-13)

ORDER ON CERTIFICATION Assignment of Counsel

Appeals by Nosira B. and Mohammad U. from two orders of the Family Court, Kings County, both dated March 29, 2016. Pursuant to Family Court Act §§ 1118 and 1120, and upon the certification of Vivienne M. Hewitt, Esq., dated July 8, 2016, it is

ORDERED that the appellant Mohammad U. 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 on behalf of Muhammad U:

Helene Bernstein, Esq.

44 Court Street, #905

Brooklyn, NY 11201

917-748-9854

and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel shall promptly attempt to contact the appellant Mohammad U. at the address provided by the Court, and on or before July 29, 2016, shall notify the Case Manager assigned to the appeals, in writing, that she has done so and that either

(1) the appellant Mohammad U. is interested in prosecuting the appeals, or

(2) the appellant Mohammad U. is not interested in prosecuting the appeals, or that he has been unable to contact the appellant Mohammad U., 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 appellants, the respondent, and the attorney for the children, if any. 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 the counsel for Mohammad U., 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 the counsel for Mohammad U. Counsel for Mohammad U. is directed to provide copies of said transcripts to all of the other parties to the appeals, including the attorney for the children, if any, when counsel serves the brief of Mohammad U. upon those parties; and it is further,

ORDERED that the counsel for Mohammad U. 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 the appellant Mohammad U. is interested in proceeding with the appeals, the 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 Ms. Vazquez. Please contact her at 718-722-6488 with any questions.