Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M253735

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REINALDO E. RIVERA, J.P.

LEONARD B. AUSTIN

HECTOR D. LASALLE

ANGELA G. IANNACCI, JJ.

2018-00603 In the Matter of Mercy R. M.-B. (Anonymous). Suffolk County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Arlene M. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant. (Docket No. N-8154-16)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by assigned counsel for the respondent-appellant to enlarge the time to perfect an appeal from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County, dated December 8, 2017, to be relieved of the assignment and for the assignment of new counsel, or, in effect, in the alternative, for leave to the respondent-appellant to proceed pro se. By order on certification of this Court dated April 3, 2018, the respondent-appellant was granted poor person relief and the following named attorney was assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeal:

Heather Fig

Bayport Professional Centre

982 Montauk Highway, Suite 6

Bayport, NY 11705

631-419-6111

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the papers filed in relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is, in effect, for leave to the respondent-appellant to proceed pro se is denied without prejudice to renew upon proper papers, including an affidavit from the respondent-appellant; and it is further,

ORDERED that the motion is otherwise granted; and it is further,

ORDERED that the respondent-appellant's time to perfect the appeal by causing the original papers constituting the record on the appeal to be filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court (see 22 NYCRR 670.9[d][2]), and by serving and filing a brief on the appeal is enlarged until September 20, 2018; and it is further,

ORDERED that former assigned counsel is directed to turn over all papers in this matter to new counsel herein assigned; and it is further,

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

Arza R. Feldman

626 RXR Plaza

West Tower, 6th Floor

Uniondale, New York 11556

516-522-2828

and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel is directed to serve a copy of this decision and order on motion upon the clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken.

RIVERA, J.P., AUSTIN, LASALLE and IANNACCI, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court