Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M291849

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FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, J.P.

LARA J. GENOVESI

BARRY E. WARHIT

LILLIAN WAN, JJ.

2021-07929 In the Matter of Mackenzie M. (Anonymous). Orange County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Melissa A. M. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Ahmad M. (Anonymous). Orange County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Melissa A. M. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 2) In the Matter of Tahjleyah M. (Anonymous). Orange County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Melissa A. M. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 3) (Docket Nos. B-5486-2019/2020A, B-5487-2019/202 B-5488-2019/2020B)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION 0A,

Appeal by Melissa A. M. from an order of the Family Court, Orange County, dated September 20, 2021. Motion by the petitioner-respondent, in effect, to hold the appeal in abeyance or, in the alternative, for an extension of time to serve and file a respondent's brief.

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 the motion is granted to the extent that, on or before December 11, 2023, the petitioner-respondent shall serve and file the petitioner-respondent's brief via NYSCEF, if applicable, or, if NYSCEF is not mandated, serve the brief and upload a digital copy of the brief, with proof of service thereof, through the digital portal on this Court's website, and the motion is otherwise denied.

CONNOLLY, J.P., GENOVESI, WARHIT and WAN, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Darrell M. Joseph

Acting Clerk of the Court