Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M233073

E/ct

RANDALL T. ENG, P.J.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

REINALDO E. RIVERA

MARK C. DILLON

RUTH C. BALKIN, JJ.

2017-05848 Frady Zeidman, respondent, v Natan Zeidman, appellant. (Index No. 53205/12)

ORDER ON APPLICATION Assignment of Counsel

Application by the appellant, by certification of Joel Borenstein, Esq., dated June 8, 2017, for poor person relief and the assignment of counsel, in effect, with respect to issues of custody and visitation on an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated April 21, 2017.

Upon the papers filed in support of the application, it is

ORDERED that pursuant to Judiciary Law § 35, the appellant 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 with respect to issues of custody and visitation:

Mark Diamond, Esq.

Box 287356

Yorkville Station

New York, NY 10128

917-660-8758

and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel shall promptly attempt to contact the appellant at the address provided by the Court, and on or before July 27, 2017, shall notify the Case Manager assigned to the appeal, in writing, that he has done so and that either

(1) the appellant is interested in prosecuting the appeal with respect to issues of custody and visitation, or

(2) the appellant is not interested in prosecuting the appeal with respect to issues of custody and visitation, or that he has been unable to contact the appellant, and wishes to be relieved of the assignment; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appeal will be heard on the original papers (including a certified transcript of the proceedings, if any) and on the briefs of the parties. 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]); 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), with respect to issues of custody and visitation; in the case of stenographers, both transcripts shall be filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court, and the clerk of the Supreme Court shall furnish one of such certified transcripts to the appellant's assigned counsel, without charge; in the case of transcription services, one transcript shall be filed with the clerk of the Supreme 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 appeal, including the attorney for the children, if any, when assigned counsel serves a brief upon those parties; and it is further,

ORDERED that the assigned counsel shall prosecute the appeal, with respect to issues of custody and visitation, 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 is interested in proceeding with the appeal with respect to issues of custody and visitation, assigned counsel is directed to serve a copy of this order upon the clerk of the Supreme Court, Kings County.

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.