Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M252187

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WILLIAM F. MASTRO, J.P.

SHERI S. ROMAN

SYLVIA O. HINDS-RADIX

COLLEEN D. DUFFY, JJ.

2017-07009 In the Matter of Jasiah T.-V. S. J. (Anonymous). Heart Share Human Services of New York, Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, petitioner- appellant-respondent; Joshua W. (Anonymous), respondent-respondent, Shatesse J. (Anonymous), respondent-respondent-appellant; Taffee W. (Anony et al., nonparty-respondents. (Docket No. B-24720-10)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION mous),

2017-07434

In the Matter of Jasiah T-V. S. J. (Anonymous),

appellant.

Administration for Children's Services,

petitioner-respondent; Shatesse J. (Anonymous),

respondent-respondent; Joshua W. (Anonymous),

nonparty-respondent.

(Docket No. N-33097-08)

Motion by Taffee W. to strike the attorney for the child's brief on an appeal and a cross appeal from an order of the Family Court, Kings County, dated June 5, 2017, on the ground that it refers to matter dehors the record. Separate motion by Lisa Lewis to be relieved as counsel for Joshua W. on the appeal and cross appeal from the order dated June 5, 2017, and an appeal from an order of the same court dated June 23, 2017.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion by Taffee W. and the papers filed in opposition thereto, and upon the papers filed in support of the motion by Lisa Lewis and no papers having been filed in opposition or in relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion by Taffee W. is held in abeyance and referred to the panel of Justices hearing the appeal and cross appeal from the order dated June 5, 2017, for determination upon the argument or submission thereof; it is further,

ORDERED that the motion by Lisa Lewis is denied with leave to renew upon proper papers proferring the reason or reasons why counsel cannot continue to represent her client.

MASTRO, J.P., ROMAN, HINDS-RADIX and DUFFY, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court