Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M299834

AFA/

HECTOR D. LASALLE, P.J.

MARK C. DILLON

COLLEEN D. DUFFY

BETSY BARROS

FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, JJ.

2024-05584 In the Matter of Israel R. (Anonymous). Suffolk County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Shantelle R. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Noah R. (Anonymous). Suffolk County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Shantelle R. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 2) (Docket Nos. NN-2969-2023, NN-297-2023)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Appeal by Shantelle R. from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County, dated June 18, 2024. By order on certification of this Court dated August 9, 2024, the following attorney was assigned as counsel for the appellant on the appeal, and was directed, inter alia, to contact the appellant and determine the appellant's interest in perfecting the appeal:

Beth Rosenthal

375 Commack Road, #200

Deer Park, NY 11729

631-595-7103

By letter dated October 2, 2024, assigned counsel notified the Court that the appellant has failed to respond to communications by assigned counsel and she has been unable to locate the appellant.

On the Court's own motion, it is

ORDERED that the parties are 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 withdrawing the appeal in the above-entitled proceeding by each uploading a digital copy of an affirmation or affidavit, with proof of service thereof, through the digital portal on this Court's website on or before November 6, 2024; if a self-represented party is unable to use the digital portal, they may instead file a copy of an affirmation or affidavit, with proof of service thereof, via email at [email protected] or via regular mail addressed to the Clerk of this Court on or before November 6, 2024; and it is further,

ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court, or his 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.

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

ENTER:

Darrell M. Joseph

Clerk of the Court