Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M257932

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ALAN D. SCHEINKMAN, P.J.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

REINALDO E. RIVERA

MARK C. DILLON

RUTH C. BALKIN, JJ.

2018-12310 In the Matter of Amina I. M. J. (Anonymous). Heartshare St. Vincent's Services, petitioner-respond et al., petitioner; Chantilly M. J. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant, et al., respondent. (Docket Nos. B-521-15)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION Assignment of Counsel ent,

On the Court's own motion, it is

ORDERED that the order on certification of this Court dated November 1, 2018, and the scheduling order of this Court dated November 16, 2018, in the above-entitled matter are recalled and vacated, and the following decision and order on motion is substituted therefor:

Appeal by Chantilly M. J. from an order of the Family Court, Kings County, dated September 7, 2018. Pursuant to Family Court Act §§ 1118 and 1120, and upon the certification of David A. Freed, dated, October 16, 2018, it is

ORDERED that the respondent-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:

Steven P. Forbes

155-03 Jamaica Avenue

Jamaica, NY 11432

718-791-8444

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 respondent-appellant, the petitioner-respondent, and the attorney for the children, if any. The parties are directed to file an original and five duplicate hard copies, and, if represented by counsel, one digital copy, of their respective briefs, and to serve one hard copy on each other (22 NYCRR 1250.5[e][1], 1250.9[a][4],[c][1],[d],[e]; Family Ct Act § 1116); additionally, the respondent-appellant is directed to file proof of service of a subpoena upon the clerk of the Family Court requiring all documents constituting the record on appeal to be filed in this Court (22 NYCRR 1250.9[a][4][i]); 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; 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 respondent-appellant's 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 respondent-appellant's 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 counsel serves the respondent-appellant's brief upon those parties; and it is further,

ORDERED that the assigned counsel shall prosecute the appeal expeditiously in accordance with any scheduling order or orders issued pursuant to § 670.3(b) of the rules of this Court (22 NYCRR 670.3[b]); 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; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appeal in the above-entitled proceeding shall be perfected either within 60 days after the receipt by the assigned counsel of the transcript of the minutes of the proceedings in the Family Court, and the assigned counsel shall notify this Court by letter of the date the transcript is received, or, if there are no minutes of proceedings to be transcribed, within 60 days of the date of this decision and order on motion; and it is further,

ORDERED that within 30 days after the date of this decision and order on motion, the assigned counsel shall file in the office of the Clerk of this Court one of the following:

(1) an affidavit or affirmation stating that there are no minutes of any Family Court proceeding to be transcribed for the appeal; or

(2) if there are such minutes, an affidavit or affirmation stating that the transcript has been received, and indicating the date received; or

(3) if the transcript has not been received, an affidavit or affirmation stating that this decision and order on motion has been served upon the clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken, the date thereof, and the date by which the transcript is expected; or

(4) an affidavit or an affirmation withdrawing the appeal; and it is further,

ORDERED that if none of the above actions described in (1), (2), (3), or (4) above has been taken within 30 days of the date of this scheduling order, the Clerk of this Court shall issue an order to all parties to the appeal to show cause why the appeal should or should not be dismissed.

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

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court