Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M259851

A/afa

2018-13417, 2018-13418 In the Matter of Mya R. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner-respondent; Theodore R. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant, et al., respondents. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Morgan R. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner-respondent, Theodore R. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant, et al., respondents. (Proceeding No. 2) (Docket Nos. N-03996-15, N-03997-15)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Appeals by Theodore R. from two orders of the Family Court, Richmond County, dated August 17, 2018, and October 30, 2018, respectively. By order on certification of this Court dated December 5, 2018, the following attorney was assigned as counsel for the appellant on the appeals, and was directed, inter alia, to contact the appellant and determine the appellant's interest in perfecting the appeals:

Jeffrey C. Bluth

175 West 12th Street, Apt. 9J

New York, New York 10011

347-792-4542

By letter dated January 30, 2019, assigned counsel notified the Court that he has been unable to contact the appellant.

On the Court's own motion, it is

ORDERED that the parties are directed to show cause before this Court why an order should or should not be made and entered relieving the assigned counsel for the appellant and dismissing the appeals in the above-entitled proceedings 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 26, 2019; 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 or their attorneys, and upon the appellant, by regular mail.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court