Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

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2019-12046, 2019-12047, 2019-12049 In the Matter of Concetta Anne Benedetto, responden v Jack Wayne Townsend, appellant. (Docket No. F-16759-2009/2019J)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE t,

Appeals by Jack Wayne Townsend from three orders of the Family Court, Suffolk County, all dated October 15, 2019. By order on certification of this Court dated March 2, 2020, 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:

Susan A. DeNatale

982 Montauk Highway, Suite 8

Bayport, NY 11705

631-772-1246

By letter dated May 18, 2020, assigned counsel notified the Court that counsel 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 proceeding by uploading a digital copy of an affirmation or affidavit, with proof of service thereof, through the digital portal on this Court's website on or before August 14, 2020; if a self-represented party is unable to use the digital portal, they may instead file a copy of an affirmation or affidavit, with proof of service thereof, via email at [email protected] or via regular mail addressed to the Clerk of this Court on or before August 14, 2020; 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 via email to the email address provided to this Court, or if no email address is available for service by regular mail.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court