Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M214962

V/

MARK C. DILLON, J.P.

SYLVIA O. HINDS-RADIX

FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY

VALERIE BRATHWAITE NELSON, JJ.

2016-05239 In the Matter of Binong Xu, respondent, v Mark Sullivan, appellant. (Docket No. O-1012-06/14A)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the appellant pro se for leave to prosecute an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (IDV Part), dated April 19, 2016, as a poor person and for the assignment of counsel.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the papers filed in opposition thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion is denied, with leave to renew, within 30 days after the date of this decision and order on motion, upon proper papers, including the appellant's affidavit setting forth the appellant's full financial situation including all assets, both real and personal, as well as any and all sources of income and expenses; and it is further,

ORDERED that pursuant to § 670.4(a) of the rules of this Court (22 NYCRR 670.4[a]), the appeal in the above-entitled proceedings shall be perfected within 60 days after the receipt by the appellant of the transcripts of the minutes of the proceedings in the Supreme Court, and the 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 within 30 days after the date of this decision and order on motion, the 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 Supreme Court proceeding to be transcribed for the appeal; 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 it has been ordered and paid for, the date thereof and the date by which the transcript is expected; or

(4) if the appellant is indigent and cannot obtain the minutes or perfect the appeal, a motion in this Court, as set forth above, for leave to prosecute the appeal as a poor person and for the assignment of counsel; or

(5) an affidavit or an affirmation withdrawing the appeal; and it is further,

ORDERED that if none of the above actions described in (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5), 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 appeal to show cause why the appeal should or should not be dismissed.

DILLON, J.P., HINDS-RADIX, CONNOLLY and BRATHWAITE NELSON, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court

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