IN THE MATTER OF MICHAELA M.

2026 NY Slip Op 65516(U)

April 1, 2026

Appellate Division, Fourth Department

Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.

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

IN THE MATTER OF MICHAELA M. ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, PETITIONER-RESPONDENT; WILLIAM M., RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division : Fourth Judicial Department

April 1, 2026

CAF 25-01310 Docket No: B-10441-24

Present: Whalen, P.J., Lindley, Curran, Bannister, And Montour, JJ.

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Counsel for respondent-appellant having moved to be relieved of assignment on the appeal taken herein from an order of the Family Court, Erie County, entered July 21, 2025,

Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon,

It is hereby ORDERED that the motion is granted and the appeal is dismissed as abandoned.

Entered: April 1, 2026

Ann Dillon Flynn

Clerk of the Court