Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M267586

kbp/

ALAN D. SCHEINKMAN, P.J.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

REINALDO E. RIVERA

MARK C. DILLON

RUTH C. BALKIN, JJ.

2019-12565, 2019-12566 In the Matter of Marthina S. J. Z. H.-B. R. (Anonymous). Mercyfirst, petitioner-respondent; Calvin R. (Anonymous), et al., respondents-appellant (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Sha-Diamond C. S. H.-B. R. (Anonymous). Mercyfirst, petitioner-respondent; Calvin R. (Anonymous), et al., respondents-appellant (Proceeding No. 2) (Docket Nos. B-15380-13, B-15382-13)

ORDER ON CERTIFICATION Assignment of Counsel s. s.

Appeals by Calvin R. from two orders of the Family Court, Kings County, both dated October 7, 2019, and separate appeals by Zaneta H.-B. from the same orders. Pursuant to Family Court Act §§ 1118 and 1120, and upon the certification of Eileen Choi, dated October 31, 2019, it is

ORDERED that the respondent-appellant Calvin R. is granted leave to proceed as a poor person on the appeals, and the following named attorney is assigned as counsel to prosecute his appeals:

Helene Bernstein

44 Court Street, #905

Brooklyn, NY 11201

718-875-8705

and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel shall promptly attempt to contact the respondent-appellant Calvin R. at the address provided by this Court, and on or before December 6, 2019, shall notify the Case Manager assigned to the appeals, in writing, that she has done so and that either

(1) the respondent-appellant Calvin R. is interested in prosecuting his appeals, or

(2) the respondent-appellant Calvin R. is not interested in prosecuting his appeals, or that she has been unable to contact him, and wishes to be relieved of the assignment; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appeals will be heard on the original papers (including a certified transcript of the proceedings, if any) and on the briefs of the parties. 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); 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 assigned counsel for the respondent-appellant Calvin R., 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 assigned counsel. Assigned counsel is directed to provide copies of said transcripts to all of the other parties to the appeals, including the attorney for the children, if any, when counsel serves a brief upon those parties; and it is further,

ORDERED that the assigned counsel for the respondent-appellant Calvin R. shall prosecute his appeals 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 upon a determination that the respondent-appellant Calvin R. is interested in proceeding with his appeals, the assigned counsel is directed to serve a copy of this order upon the clerk of the court from which the appeals are taken.

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

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court

The Case Manager assigned to this case is Ms. Vazquez. Please contact her at 718-722-6488 with any questions.