Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M304528

JV/

HECTOR D. LASALLE, P.J.

MARK C. DILLON

COLLEEN D. DUFFY

BETSY BARROS

FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, JJ.

2025-00196 In the Matter of Alexander D. (Anonymous), petitioner-appellant-respondent, v Libby C.-O. (Anonymous), respondent-respondent, Angelina O. (Anonymous), respondent-respondent-appellant; Anna P. O. (Anonymous), nonparty-appellant-respon (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Libby C.-O. (Anonymous), petitioner-respondent, Angelina O. (Anonymous), petitioner-respondent-appellant, v Alexander D. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant-respondent; Ann (Anonymous), nonparty-appellant-respondent. (Proceeding No. 2) (Docket Nos. V-6317-22016/022Q, V-6317-2023T, V-6317-2024U, V-6238-2016/2022P,V-6238-2016/2023U, V-6238-2016/2024V)

ORDER ON CERTIFICATION Assignment of Counsel dent. a P. O.

Appeals by Alexander D. and Anna P. O. and cross-appeal by Angelina O. from an order of the Family Court, Westchester County, dated December 11, 2024. Pursuant to Family Court Act §§ 1118 and 1120, and upon the certification of Edward Lammers, dated January 2, 2025, it is

ORDERED that pursuant to Family Court Act § 1120, the following named attorney is assigned as the attorney for the nonparty-appellant-respondent on the appeals and cross-appeal:

Donna M. Genovese

81 Main Street, Suite 405

White Plains, NY 10601

914-681-6006

and it is further,

ORDERED that Edward Lammers is directed to turn over all papers in the proceeding to the new attorney for the nonparty-appellant-respondent herein assigned; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appeals and cross-appeal will be heard on the original papers (including a certified transcript of the proceedings, if any) and on the briefs of the parties, who are directed to upload, through the digital portal on this Court's website, digital copies of their respective briefs, with proof of service of one hard copy on each other, or, if self-represented and unable to upload a digital copy, to file one original copy with the Clerk of this Court, with proof of service of one hard copy on each other (22 NYCRR 670.9[a], 1250.5[e][1], 1250.9[e]; Family Ct Act § 1116); and it is further,

ORDERED that the stenographer(s) and/or the transcription service(s) is/are required promptly to make and certify two transcripts of the proceedings, if any, except for those minutes previously transcribed and certified (22 NYCRR 671.9); in the case of stenographers, both transcripts shall be filed with the clerk of the Family Court, and the clerk of the Family Court shall furnish one of such certified transcripts to the attorney for the nonparty-appellant-respondent, without charge; in the case of transcription services, one transcript shall be filed with the clerk of the Family Court and one transcript shall be delivered to the attorney for the nonparty-appellant-respondent. The attorney for the nonparty-appellant-respondent is directed to provide copies of said transcripts to all of the other parties to the appeals and cross-appeal, when the attorney for the nonparty-appellant-respondent serves a brief upon those parties; and it is further,

ORDERED that attorney for the nonparty-appellant-respondent shall serve a copy of this order upon the clerk of the court from which the appeals and cross-appeal are taken; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appeal of the nonparty-appellant-respondent in the above-entitled proceedings shall be perfected either within 60 days after the receipt by the attorney for the nonparty-appellant-respondent of the transcripts of the minutes of the proceedings in the Family Court, and the attorney for the nonparty-appellant-respondent shall notify this Court by letter of the date the transcripts are received, or, in cases where there are no minutes of proceedings to be transcribed, within 60 days of the date of this scheduling order; and it is further,

ORDERED that within 30 days after the date of this order, the attorney for the nonparty-appellant-respondent shall file in the office of the Clerk of this Court one of the following:

(1) an affidavit or affirmation stating that there are no minutes of any Family Court proceeding to be transcribed for the appeal of the nonparty-appellant-respondent; or

(2) if there are such minutes, an affidavit or affirmation that the transcripts have been received, and indicating the date received; or

(3) if the transcripts have not been received, an affidavit or affirmation stating that this order has been served upon the clerk of the court from which the appeals and cross-appeal are taken, the date thereof, and the date by which the transcripts are expected; or

(4) an affidavit or an affirmation withdrawing the appeal of the nonparty-appellant-respondent; and it is further,

ORDERED that if none of the above actions described in (1), (2), (3) or (4) above, has been taken within 30 days of the date of this scheduling order, the Clerk of the Court shall issue an order to all parties to the appeals and cross-appeal to show cause why the appeal of the nonparty-appellant-respondent should or should not be dismissed.

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

ENTER:

Darrell M. Joseph

Clerk of the Court

The Case Manager assigned to this case is Ms. Landaverde. Please contact her at [email protected] or 718-722-6487 with any questions.