Matter of Leon v Quinones
Motion No: 2016-10709
Slip Opinion No: 2018 NY Slip Op 76023(U)
Decided on June 26, 2018
Appellate Division, Second Department, Motion Decision
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This motion is uncorrected and is not subject to publication in the Official Reports.


Supreme Court of the State of New York

Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M251748

E/afa

ALAN D. SCHEINKMAN, P.J.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

REINALDO E. RIVERA

MARK C. DILLON

RUTH C. BALKIN, JJ.

2016-10709

In the Matter of George Leon, respondent,

v Melissa Quinones, appellant.

(Docket Nos. V-12721-13, V-12722-13

V-28525-12, V-28526-12)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Appeal by Melissa Quinones from an order of the Family Court, Kings County, dated September 29, 2016. By order on certification of this Court dated April 16, 2018, the respondent was granted leave to proceed as a poor person on the appeal, and the following named attorney was assigned as counsel to respond to the appeal, and directed to contact the respondent and determine the respondent's interest in responding to the appeal:

Yasmin Daley Duncan

386 Parkside Avenue

Brooklyn, New York 11226

866-565-3441

By letter dated April 9, 2018, assigned counsel notified the Court that she has been unable to contact the respondent. By decision and order on motion of this Court dated May 23, 2018, the respondent's assigned counsel was relieved of the assignment. By letter dated June 7, 2018, counsel notified the Court that the respondent wanted to respond to the appeal.

Now, on the Court's own motion, it is

ORDERED that the decision and order on motion of this Court dated May 23, 2018, is recalled and vacated and the respondent's assigned counsel is reinstated; and it is further,

ORDERED that the respondent's time to serve and file a brief on the appeal is enlarged until July 26, 2018.

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

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court