Matter of Mahoney v Ramos-Ortiz
Motion No: 2018-12933
Slip Opinion No: 2019 NY Slip Op 62060(U)
Decided on February 1, 2019
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

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ALAN D. SCHEINKMAN, P.J.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

REINALDO E. RIVERA

MARK C. DILLON

RUTH C. BALKIN, JJ.

2018-12933

In the Matter of Stephen C. Mahoney, respondent,

v Sibia B. Ramos-Ortiz, appellant.

(Docket No. V-5367-17)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

On the Court's own motion, it is

ORDERED that the decision and order on motion of this Court dated January 31, 2019, in the above-entitled case is recalled and vacated, and the following decision and order on motion is substituted therefor:

Appeal by Sibia B. Ramos-Ortiz from an order of the Family Court, Orange County, dated October 18, 2018. By order on certification of this Court dated December 4, 2018, the appellant was granted poor person relief and the following named attorney was assigned to prosecute the appeal:

John F. X. Burke

210 Main Street

P.O. Box 943

Goshen, NY 10924

On the Court's own motion, it is

ORDERED that counsel assigned to prosecute the appeal is relieved of the assignment and is directed to turn over all papers in the 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 new counsel to prosecute the appeal:

Salihah R. Denman

600 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 400

Harrison, NY 10528

914-215-7221

and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel shall promptly attempt to contact the appellant at the address provided by this Court, and on or before February 15, 2019, shall notify the Case Manager assigned to the appeal, in writing, that counsel has done so and that either

(1) the appellant is interested in prosecuting the appeal, or

(2) the appellant is not interested in prosecuting the appeal, or that counsel has been unable to contact the appellant, and wishes to be relieved of the assignment; and it is further,

ORDERED that upon a determination that the appellant is interested in proceeding with the appeal, the assigned counsel is directed to serve a copy of the order on certification of this Court dated December 4, 2018, and this decision and order on motion upon the clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken.

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

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court