Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M222456

V/

RANDALL T. ENG, P.J.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

REINALDO E. RIVERA

MARK C. DILLON

RUTH C. BALKIN, JJ.

2016-11844 CATION Counsel In the Matter of Unity T. (Anonymous). Ulster County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Dennis T. (Anonymous), et al., respondents-appellants, et al., respondents. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Joleda T. (Anonymous). Ulster County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Dennis T. (Anonymous), et al., respondents-appellants, et al., respondents. (Proceeding No. 2) In the Matter of Dyani T. (Anonymous). Ulster County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Dennis T. (Anonymous), et al., respondents-appellants, et al., respondents. (Proceeding No. 3) In the Matter of Dennis T. (Anonymous), Jr. Ulster County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Dennis T. (Anonymous), et al., respondents-appellants, et al., respondents. (Proceeding No. 4) In the Matter of Andrew T. (Anonymous). Ulster County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Dennis T. (Anonymous), et al., respondents-appellants, et al., respondents. (Proceeding No. 5) In the Matter of Steven L. (Anonymous), Jr. Ulster County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Dennis T. (Anonymous), et al., respondents-appellants, et al., respondents. (Proceeding No. 6) (Docket Nos. N-2095-16, N-2096-16, N-2097-16, N-2098-16, N-2099-16, N-2100-16, N-2101-16, N-2102-16, N-2103-16, N-2104-16)

ORDER ON CERTIFI Assignment of

Separate appeals by Dennis T. and Tanya K. from an order of the Family Court, Orange County, dated October 11, 2016. Pursuant to Family Court Act §§ 1118 and 1120, and upon the certification of Robert M. Rametta, Esq., dated December 1, 2016, it is

ORDERED that the respondent-appellant Dennis T. is granted leave to proceed as a poor person, and the following named attorney is assigned as counsel to prosecute his appeal:

Kevin Gomez, Esq.

P.O. Box 764

Middletown, NY 10940

845-467-0906

and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel shall promptly attempt to contact the respondent-appellant Dennis T. at the address provided by the Court, and on or before December 22, 2016, shall notify the Case Manager assigned to the appeal, in writing, that he has done so and that either

(1) the respondent-appellant Dennis T. is interested in prosecuting his appeal, or

(2) the respondent-appellant Dennis T. is not interested in prosecuting his appeal, or that he has been unable to contact the respondent-appellant Dennis T., 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 respondents-appellants, the petitioner-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 assigned counsel, 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 assigned counsel. Assigned counsel 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 a brief upon those parties; and it is further,

ORDERED that the assigned counsel shall prosecute the appeal by Dennis T. 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 respondent-appellant Dennis T.is interested in proceeding with his appeal, 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 Mr. Rose. Please contact him at 718-722-6487 with any questions.