Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M269884

kbp/

CHERYL E. CHAMBERS, J.P.

JOHN M. LEVENTHAL

VALERIE BRATHWAITE NELSON

PAUL WOOTEN, JJ.

2019-13026 In the Matter of Skye H. (Anonymous). Dutchess County Department of Community and Family Services, petitioner-respondent; Tianna S. (Anonymous), et al., respondents-appellant (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Davion H. (Anonymous). Dutchess County Department of Community and Family Services, petitioner-respondent; Tianna S. (Anonymous), et al., respondents-appellant (Proceeding No. 2) In the Matter of Troy H. (Anonymous). Dutchess County Department of Community and Family Services, petitioner-respondent; Tianna S. (Anonymous), et al., respondents-appellant (Proceeding No. 3) In the Matter of Nathaniel S. (Anonymous). Dutchess County Department of Community and Family Services, petitioner-respondent; Tianna S. (Anonymous), et al., respondents-appellant (Proceeding No. 4) (Docket Nos. NN-02551-17, NN-02252-17, NN-02553-17, NN-02556-17, NN-02557-17, NN-02558-17, NN-02559-17, NN-02260-17)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION s. s. s. s.

Motion by the appellants pro se for leave to prosecute an appeal from an order of the Family Court, Dutchess County, dated September 30, 2019, as poor persons.

ORDERED that the motion is granted; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appeal will be heard on the original papers (including a certified transcript of the proceedings, if any) and on the briefs of the parties who 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 (22 NYCRR 671.9); 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 appellants, 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 appellants. The appellants are directed to provide copies of said transcripts to all of the other parties to the appeal, including the attorney for the children, if any, when the appellants serve the appellants' brief upon those parties; and it is further,

ORDERED that the filing fee is waived; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appellants shall prosecute the appeal 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 the appellants are directed to serve a copy of this order upon the clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken.

CHAMBERS, J.P., LEVENTHAL, BRATHWAITE NELSON and WOOTEN, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court