Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M231213

E/ct

RANDALL T. ENG, P.J.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

REINALDO E. RIVERA

MARK C. DILLON

RUTH C. BALKIN, JJ.

2017-00200 In the Matter of Destinee L. M. L. (Anonymous). Heartshare St. Vincent's Services, petitioner- respondent; Marlene O. (Anonymous), respondent- appellant. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Ezekiel J. L. (Anonymous). Heartshare St. Vincent's Services, petitioner- respondent; Marlene O. (Anonymous), respondent- appellant. (Proceeding No. 2) In the Matter of Jessiah L. (Anonymous). Heartshare St. Vincent's Services, petitioner- respondent; Marlene O. (Anonymous), respondent- appellant. (Proceeding No. 3) In the Matter of Angel J. L. (Anonymous). Heartshare St. Vincent's Services, petitioner- respondent; Marlene O. (Anonymous), respondent- appellant. (Proceeding No. 4) (Docket Nos. B-251-16, B-252-16, B-2211-16, B-25

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 0-16)

Appeal by Marlene O. from an order of the Family Court, Richmond County, dated December 2, 2016. By order on certification of this Court dated January 30, 2017, the following attorney was assigned as counsel for the respondent-appellant on the appeal, and was directed, inter alia, to contact the respondent-appellant and determine the respondent-appellant's interest in perfecting the appeal:

Angela Conti, Esq.

1110 South Avenue, Suite 11

Staten Island, NY 10314

347-273-1310

By letter dated May 11, 2017, assigned counsel notified the Court that she has been unable to contact the respondent-appellant. Subsequently, assigned counsel advised the Court that she can no longer represent the respondent-appellant.

On the Court's own motion, it is

ORDERED that assigned counsel is relieved of the assignment and directed to turn over all papers in the matter to new counsel herein assigned; and it is further,

ORDERED that pursuant to Family Court Act §§ 1118 and 1120, the following named attorney is assigned as counsel for the respondent-appellant:

Rhonda R. Weir, Esq.

26 Court Street - Suite 1917

Brooklyn, NY 11242

347-328-2680

and it is further,

ORDERED that the parties are directed to show cause before this Court why an order should or should not be made and entered relieving the assigned counsel for the respondent-appellant and dismissing the appeal in the above-entitled proceedings as abandoned by each filing an affirmation or affidavit on that issue in the office of the Clerk of this Court and serving one copy of the same on each other on or before June 19, 2017; and it is further,

ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court, or her designee, is directed to serve a copy of this order to show cause upon the parties or their attorneys, and upon the respondent-appellant, by regular mail.

ENG, P.J., MASTRO, RIVERA, DILLON and BALKIN, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court