Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M235489

V/

RANDALL T. ENG, P.J.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

REINALDO E. RIVERA

MARK C. DILLON

RUTH C. BALKIN, JJ.

2017-04334, 2017-04343 In the Matter of Angelo R. V. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant-child. SCO Family Services, petitioner-respondent; Jose V. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant- respondent. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Cynthia M. V. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant-child. SCO Family Services, petitioner-respondent; Jose V. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant- respondent. (Proceeding No. 2) In the Matter of Jose V. (Anonymous), appellant- respondent, v SCO Family Services, et al., responden Angelo R. V. (Anonymous), et al., nonparty-appellan (Proceeding No. 3) (Docket Nos. B-37-15, B-36-15, V-20162/12, V-201

ORDER ON CERTIFICATION Assignment of Counsel t; ts. 63/12)

Appeals by Jose V. and cross appeals by Angelo R. V. and Cynthia M. V. from two orders of the Family Court, Kings County, dated February 28, 2017, and March 20, 2017, respectively. Pursuant to Family Court Act §§ 1118 and 1120, and upon the certification of Fredericka P. Bashir, Esq., dated July 31, 2017, it is

ORDERED that Jose V. is granted leave to proceed as a poor person on the appeals and cross appeals, and the following named attorney is assigned as counsel to prosecute his appeals:

Helene Chowes, Esq.

401 Broadway, Suite 203

New York, NY 10013

212-431-9550

and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel shall promptly attempt to contact Jose V. at the address provided by the Court, and on or before August 22, 2017, shall notify the Case Manager assigned to the appeals and cross appeal, in writing, that she has done so and that either

(1) Jose V. is interested in prosecuting the appeals, or

(2) Jose V. is not interested in prosecuting the appeals, or that she has been unable to contact Jose V., 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 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]; 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, if any, when counsel serves a brief upon those parties; and it is further,

ORDERED that the assigned counsel shall prosecute the appeals 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 Jose V. is interested in proceeding with the appeals, the assigned counsel is directed to serve a copy of this order upon the clerk of the court from which the appeals and cross 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.