Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M284965

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BETSY BARROS, J.P.

ROBERT J. MILLER

LARA J. GENOVESI

HELEN VOUTSINAS, JJ.

2022-01540 In the Matter of Reilin B. (Anonymous). Nassau County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Caroline B. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Quinn P. (Anonymous). Nassau County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Caroline B. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 2) (Docket Nos. NN-07287-2020, NN-07286-2020)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Appeal from an order of the Family Court, Nassau County, dated February 9, 2022.

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. By order to show cause dated August 1, 2022, 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 no papers having been filed in opposition or in relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion to dismiss the appeal is granted, and the appeal is dismissed, without costs or disbursements; and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel's motion is granted.

BARROS, J.P., MILLER, GENOVESI and VOUTSINAS, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Maria T. Fasulo

Clerk of the Court