Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M223603

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JOHN M. LEVENTHAL, J.P.

THOMAS A. DICKERSON

LEONARD B. AUSTIN

VALERIE BRATHWAITE NELSON, JJ.

2016-08752 In the Matter of A. S. (Anonymous). Rockland County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Emmanuel A.-A. (Anonymous respondent-appellant, et al., respondent. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of R. S. (Anonymous). Rockland County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Emmanuel A.-A. (Anonymous respondent-appellant, et al., respondent. (Proceeding No. 2) In the Matter of R. N. (Anonymous). Rockland County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Emmanuel A.-A. (Anonymous respondent-appellant, et al., respondent. (Proceeding No. 3) (Docket Nos. N-1035-15, N-1037-15, N-1040-15, N-1041-15, N-1042-15)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION ), ), ),

Appeal by Emmanuel A.-A. from an order of the Family Court, Rockland County, dated March 2, 2016. By order to show cause dated November 15, 2016, the parties were directed to show cause before this Court why an order should or should not be made and entered dismissing the appeal in the above-entitled proceedings for failure to comply with a scheduling order dated September 2, 2016, issued pursuant to § 670.4(a)(2) of the rules of this Court (22 NYCRR 670.4[a][2]).

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

ORDERED that the motion to dismiss the appeal is granted, and the appeal is dismissed, without costs or disbursements, for failure to comply with the scheduling order dated September 2, 2016, issued pursuant to § 670.4(a)(2) of the rules of this Court (22 NYCRR 670.4[a][2]).

LEVENTHAL, J.P., DICKERSON, AUSTIN and BRATHWAITE NELSON, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court