Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M283239

KL/jr

HECTOR D. LASALLE, P.J.

MARK C. DILLON

COLLEEN D. DUFFY

BETSY BARROS

FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, JJ.

2022-01900 In the Matter of Neferteir A. R. (Anonymous). Abbot House, petitioner-respondent; Jesse R. R. (Anonymous), et al., respondents-appella (Docket Nos. B-17644-2019, B-17643-2019)

ORDER ON CERTIFICATION Assignment of Counsel nts.

Appeal by Jesse R. R. and separate appeal Deyonna K. S. from an order of the Family Court, Kings County, dated March 7, 2022. Pursuant to Family Court Act §§ 1118 and 1120, and upon the certification of Jennifer A. Arditi, dated April 20, 2022, it is

ORDERED that the appellant, Jesse R. R., is granted leave to proceed as a poor person on the appeal, and the following named attorney is assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeal of Jesse R. R.:

Linda C. Braunsberg

370 Powell Street, Apt.2

Staten Island, NY 10312

718-637-4479

and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel shall promptly attempt to contact the appellant, Jesse R. R., at the address provided by this Court, and on or before June 22, 2022, shall notify the Case Manager assigned to the appeals, in writing, that she has done so and that either

(1) the appellant Jesse R. R. is interested in prosecuting his appeal, or

(2) the appellant Jesse R. R. is not interested in prosecuting his appeal, or that she has been unable to contact the appellant Jesse R. R., and wishes to be relieved of the assignment; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appeals will be heard on the original papers (including a certified transcript of the proceedings, if any) and on the briefs of the appellant, the respondent, and the attorney for the children, if any. The parties are directed to upload, through the digital portal on this Court's website, digital copies of their respective briefs, with proof of service of one hard copy on each other, or, if self-represented and unable to upload a digital copy, to file one original copy with the Clerk of this Court, with proof of service of one hard copy on each other (22 NYCRR 1250.5[e][1], 1250.9[a][4],[c][1],[d],[e]; Family Ct Act § 1116); and it is further,

ORDERED that the stenographer(s) and/or the transcription service(s) is/are required promptly to make and certify two transcripts of the proceedings, if any, except for those minutes previously transcribed and certified (22 NYCRR 671.9); in the case of stenographers, both transcripts shall be filed with the clerk of the Family Court, and the clerk of the Family Court shall furnish one of such certified transcripts to the appellant's assigned counsel, without charge; in the case of transcription services, one transcript shall be filed with the clerk of the Family Court and one transcript shall be delivered to the appellant's assigned counsel. Assigned counsel is directed to provide copies of said transcripts to all of the other parties to the appeals, including the attorney for the children, if any, when counsel serves the appellant's brief upon those parties; and it is further,

ORDERED that the assigned counsel shall prosecute the appeal of Jesse R. R. expeditiously in accordance with any scheduling order or orders issued pursuant to § 670.3(b) of the rules of this Court (22 NYCRR 670.3[b]); and it is further,

ORDERED that upon a determination that the appellant Jesse R. R. is interested in proceeding with his appeal, the assigned counsel is directed to serve a copy of this order upon the clerk of the court from which the appeals are taken.

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

ENTER:

Maria T. Fasulo

Clerk of the Court

The Case Manager assigned to this case is Ms. Landaverde. Please contact her at [email protected] or 718-722-6487 with any questions.