Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M215183

V/

RANDALL T. ENG, P.J.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

REINALDO E. RIVERA

MARK C. DILLON

RUTH C. BALKIN, JJ.

2016-06404 In the Matter of Piper S. (Anonymous). Westchester County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Victoria S. (Anonymous), et al., respondents-appellants. (Docket Nos. N-16227-15, N-16229-15 )

ORDER ON CERTIFICATION Assignment of Counsel

Appeal by Victoria S. and Santiago S. from an order of the Family Court, Westchester County, dated April 1, 2016. Pursuant to Family Court Act §§ 1118 and 1120, and upon the certification of Daniel L Pagano, Esq., dated July 3, 2016, it is

ORDERED that the appellant Victoria S. is granted leave to proceed as a poor person on the appeal, and the following named attorney is assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeal on behalf of Victoria S.:

Lauren B. Glenn, Esq.

777 Westchester Avenue, Suite 101

White Plains, NY 10604

203-832-9082

and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel shall promptly attempt to contact the appellant Victoria S. at the address provided by the Court, and on or before August 4, 2016, shall notify the Case Manager assigned to the appeal, in writing, that she has done so and that either

(1) Victoria S. is interested in prosecuting her appeal, or

(2) Victoria S. is not interested in prosecuting her appeal, or that she has been unable to contact her, and wishes to be relieved of the assignment; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appeal on behalf of Victoria S. 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 child, 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 counsel for Victoria S., 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 counsel for Victoria S. Counsel for Victoria S. is directed to provide copies of said transcripts to all of the other parties to the appeal, including the attorney for the child, if any, when counsel serves the brief of Victoria S. upon those parties; and it is further,

ORDERED that counsel for Victoria S. shall prosecute the appeal on behalf of Victoria S. 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 Victoria S. is interested in proceeding with her appeal, the assigned counsel is directed to serve a copy of this order upon the clerk of the court from which the appeal is 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.