Matter of Murphy v Ortiz
Motion No: 2024-02300
Slip Opinion No: 2024 NY Slip Op 71557(U)
Decided on July 26, 2024
Appellate Division, Second Department, Motion Decision
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This motion is uncorrected and is not subject to publication in the Official Reports.


Supreme Court of the State of New York

Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M298002

AFA/

VALERIE BRATHWAITE NELSON, J.P.

PAUL WOOTEN

LOURDES M. VENTURA

LAURENCE L. LOVE, JJ.

2024-02300

In the Matter of Akeem Murphy, appellant,

v Aliyah Ortiz, respondent.

(Proceeding No. 1)

In the Matter of Aliyah Ortiz, respondent,

v Akeem Murphy, appellant.

(Proceeding No. 2)

(Docket Nos. V-1875-2023, V-1876-2023)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Appeal by Akeem Murphy from an order of the Family Court, Richmond County, dated March 18, 2024. By letter dated May 13, 2024, assigned counsel notified the Court that she has been unable to contact the appellant. By order to show cause dated May 24, 2024, the parties were directed to show cause before this Court why an order should or should not be made and entered relieving the assigned counsel for the appellant and dismissing the appeal in the above-entitled proceeding.

Now, upon the order to show cause and the papers having been filed in response thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion is granted, assigned counsel is relieved of the assignment, and the appeal is dismissed, without costs or disbursements (see 22 NYCRR 670.3[b][2].

BRATHWAITE NELSON, J.P., WOOTEN, VENTURA and LOVE, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Darrell M. Joseph

Clerk of the Court