Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M258938

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REINALDO E. RIVERA, J.P.

SHERI S. ROMAN

SYLVIA O. HINDS-RADIX

HECTOR D. LASALLE, JJ.

2018-15073 In the Matter of Justice L. (Anonymous). Suffolk County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Darrell M. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant, et al., respondent. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Alaysia L. (Anonymous). Suffolk County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Darrell M. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant, et al., respondent. (Proceeding No. 2) In the Matter of Zamahri L. (Anonymous). Suffolk County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Darrell M. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant, et al., respondent. (Proceeding No. 3) In the Matter of Samiyah L. (Anonymous). Suffolk County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Darrell M. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant, et al., respondent. (Proceeding No. 4) In the Matter of Tyriek J. (Anonymous). Suffolk County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Darrell M. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant, et al., respondent. (Proceeding No. 5) (Docket Nos. N-5151-17, N-5152-17, N-5153-17, N-5154-17, N-5148-17, N-5149-17, N-5150-17, N-5158-17, N-5160-17)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Motion by the appellant pro se for leave to prosecute an appeal from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County, dated November 17, 2017, as a poor person and for the assignment of counsel.

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

ORDERED that on the Court's own motion, the parties are directed to show cause before this Court why an order should or should not be made dismissing the appeal in the above-entitled proceedings as untimely taken or on the ground that the order dated November 17, 2017, was superseded by an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County, dated December 8, 2017, by each filing an affirmation or affidavit on that issue in the office of the Clerk of this Court and serving one copy of the same on each other on or before February 14, 2019, or, if Darrell M. be so advised, and if the appeal was timely taken, to make a motion pursuant to CPLR 5512 on or before February 14, 2019, to deem the notice of appeal from the order dated November 17, 2017, to be a notice of appeal from the order dated December 8, 2017; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appellant's motion is held in abeyance in the interim; and it is further,

ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court, or her designee, is directed to serve a copy of this order to show cause upon the parties, by regular mail.

RIVERA, J.P., ROMAN, HINDS-RADIX and LASALLE, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court