Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M216510

E/ct

RANDALL T. ENG, P.J.

SHERI S. ROMAN

COLLEEN D. DUFFY

VALERIE BRATHWAITE NELSON, JJ.

2016-04405 In the Matter of Mahagony B. T. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner-respondent; Johnny R. B. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant, et al., respondent. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Denzel T. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner-respondent; Johnny R. B. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant, et al., respondent. (Proceeding No. 2) In the Matter of Rasheen C. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner-respondent; Johnny R. B. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant, et al., respondent. (Proceeding No. 3) In the Matter of Tiana S. T. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner-respondent; Johnny R. B. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant, et al., respondent. (Proceeding No. 4) (Docket Nos. N-14915-14, N-14914-14, N-14917-14, N-14916-14)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Appeal by Johnny R. B. from an order of the Family Court, Kings County, dated March 16, 2016. By order to show cause dated June 22, 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 May 19, 2016, to perfect the appeal on behalf of the appellant on the ground that the attorney had been unable to contact the appellant, and dismissing the appeal.

Now, upon the order to show cause and no papers having been filed in response thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion is granted, assigned counsel is relieved of the assignment, and the appeal is dismissed, without costs or disbursements (see 22 NYCRR 670.4[a][2]).

ENG, P.J., ROMAN, DUFFY and BRATHWAITE NELSON, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court