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

May 1, 2026

2024-03350, 70703/2023

Angela G. Iannacci, J.P.

Linda Christopher

Helen Voutsinas

Phillip Hom, JJ.

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DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County, rendered April 12, 2024. Motion by the appellant's assigned counsel, in effect, to be relieved of the assignment on the ground that the appellant has abandoned the appeal by failing to respond to communications by assigned counsel. By order to show cause dated February 13, 2026 , the appellant was directed to show cause before this Court why an order should not be made and entered dismissing the appeal on the ground that the appellant has abandoned the appeal, and assigned counsel's motion was held in abeyance in the interim.

Now, upon the order to show cause and no papers having been filed in response thereto, and upon the papers filed in support of assigned counsel's motion and the papers filed in relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion to dismiss the appeal is granted and the appeal is dismissed; and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel's motion is granted.

IANNACCI, J.P., CHRISTOPHER, VOUTSINAS and HOM, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Darrell M. Joseph

Clerk of the Court