In the Matter of Payton Mm. Alleged to Be a Neglected Child. St. Lawrence County Department of Social Services ; Hailey Mm.

Motion No: 531691

Slip Opinion No: 2021 NY Slip Op 62042(U)

Decided on February 16, 2021

Appellate Division, Third Department, Motion Decision

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This motion is uncorrected and is not subject to publication in the Official Reports.

State of New York
Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Third Judicial Department
Decided and Entered: February 16, 2021531691

In the Matter of PAYTON MM., Alleged to be a Neglected Child. ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Respondent; HAILEY MM., Appellant, et al., Respondent.

DECISION AND ORDER ON MOTION

By order dated August 17, 2020, appellant was granted poor person status and assignment of counsel, to be represented by the Rural Law Center of New York. By letter dated December 4, 2020 by Kristin Bluvas, Esq.,, on behalf of the Rural Law Center, counsel requested to be relieved of the assignment due to appellant's failure to communicate with counsel. By decision and order dated December 28, 2020, counsel was relieved of the assignment. Thereafter, by letter dated January 11, 2021, appellant was directed to perfect the appeal by February 11, 2021. Appellant failed to perfect the appeal or seek a further extension of time to do so.

Now, therefore, upon the Court's own motion, it is

ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed.
Garry, P.J., Egan Jr., Clark and Aarons, JJ., concur.
ENTER:

Robert D. Mayberger
Clerk of the Court