Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M263515

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JOHN M. LEVENTHAL, J.P.

JOSEPH J. MALTESE

BETSY BARROS

FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, JJ.

2018-08719 In the Matter of Monique Pounds, etc., respondent, v Patrick Maddox, Sr., appellant. (Docket No. F-3106-11/17C)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

2018-08725

In the Matter of Amelia M. Maddox, etc.,

respondent, v Patrick D. Maddox, appellant.

(Docket No. F-3725-09/17E)

Motion by Kelli M. O'Brien to be relieved as counsel for the appellant on appeals from two orders of the Family Court, Orange County, both dated June 29, 2018, on the ground that the appellant has abandoned the appeals by failing to respond to communications by assigned counsel. By order to show cause dated May 8, 2019, the appellant was directed to show cause before this Court why an order should or should not be made and entered dismissing the appeals on the ground that the appellant had abandoned the appeals, and assigned counsel's motion was held in abeyance in the interim.

Now, upon the order to show cause and no papers having been filed in response thereto, and upon the papers filed in support of assigned counsel's motion and the papers filed in relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion to dismiss the appeals is granted and the appeals are dismissed, without cost or disbursements; and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel's motion is granted.

LEVENTHAL, J.P., MALTESE, BARROS and CONNOLLY, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court