In the Matter of Gage Ii. and Others Alleged to Be Neglected Children. St. Lawrence County Department of Social Services ; Rachel Jj. and Jason Ii.

Motion No: 532126

Slip Opinion No: 2021 NY Slip Op 63763(U)

Decided on March 24, 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: March 24, 2021

532126

In the Matter of GAGE II. and Others, Alleged to be Neglected Children. ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Respondent; RACHEL JJ., Appellant, and JASON II., Respondent.

DECISION AND ORDER ON MOTION

By order dated October 16, 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 14, 2020, Kristin Bluvas, Esq., on behalf of the Rural Law Center, requested to be relieved of the assignment due to appellant's failure to communicate. By decision and order dated February 16, 2021, counsel was relieved of the assignment. Thereafter, by letter dated February 22, 2021, appellant was directed to perfect the appeal by March 22, 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., Aarons and Pritzker, JJ., concur.
ENTER:

Robert D. Mayberger
Clerk of the Court