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

April 20, 2026

2026-01464, NN-3779-2024, NN-3780-2024

Hector D. Lasalle, P.J.

Mark C. Dillon

Colleen D. Duffy

Betsy Barros

Francesca E. Connolly, JJ.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Appeal by Miguel R. from an order of the Family Court, Orange County, dated December 18, 2025. By order on certification of this Court dated March 25, 2026, the following attorney was assigned as counsel for the appellant on the appeal, and was directed, inter alia, to contact the appellant and determine the appellant's interest in perfecting the appeal:

Richard L. Herzfeld

112 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor

New York, NY 10016

212-818-9019

By letter dated April 13, 2026, assigned counsel notified the Court that he has not had any communication or response from 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 withdrawing the appeal in the above-entitled proceedings by each 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 May 20, 2026; 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 May 20, 2026; and it is further,

ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court, or his designee, is directed to serve a copy of this order to show cause upon the parties or their attorneys, and upon the appellant, via email to the email address provided to this Court, or if no email address is available for service by regular mail.

LASALLE, P.J., DILLON, DUFFY, BARROS and CONNOLLY, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Darrell M. Joseph

Clerk of the Court