Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M284197

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COLLEEN D. DUFFY, J.P.

VALERIE BRATHWAITE NELSON

LARA J. GENOVESI

JANICE A. TAYLOR, JJ.

2021-06747 In the Matter of Alicia P. (Anonymous). Orange County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Justin P. (Anonymous), Sr., respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Justin P. (Anonymous), Jr. Orange County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Justin P. (Anonymous), Sr., respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 2) In the Matter of Angel P. (Anonymous). Orange County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Justin P. (Anonymous), Sr., respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 3) (Docket Nos. B-3836-2020, B-3837-2020, B-3838-2020)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Appeal from an order of the Family Court, Orange County, dated July 20, 2021. Motion by the appellant's assigned counsel to be relieved on the ground that the appellant has abandoned the appeal by failing to respond to communications by assigned counsel or, in the alternative, to dismiss the appeal as abandoned.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and no papers having been filed in opposition or in relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that on the Court's own motion, the appellant is directed to show cause before this Court why an order should not be made and entered dismissing the appeal in the above entitled proceeding on the ground that the appellant has abandoned the appeal, by filing an affirmation or an affidavit on that issue, in the office of the Clerk of this Court on or before August 31, 2022, by ordinary mail; assigned counsel or the respondent may respond to this order to show cause, if so advised, by uploading a digital copy of an affirmation or an affidavit through the digital portal on this Court's website, with proof of service thereof, on or before August 31, 2022; and it is further,

ORDERED that the motion by assigned counsel is held in abeyance in the interim; and it is further,

ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court, or her 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.

DUFFY, J.P., MALTESE, GENOVESI and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Maria T. Fasulo

Clerk of the Court