Matter of Coplin v Starkey
Motion No: 2024-10537
Slip Opinion No: 2025 NY Slip Op 68054(U)
Decided on May 5, 2025
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

M304869

AFA/

FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, J.P.

HELEN VOUTSINAS

CARL J. LANDICINO

PHILLIP HOM, JJ.

2024-10537

In the Matter of Giovanni Coplin, appellant,

v Billie Jean Starkey, respondent.

(Docket No. V-3380-2018/2024F)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

On the Court's own motion, it is

ORDERED that the decision and order on motion of this Court dated April 28, 2025, in the above-entitled case is recalled and vacated, and the following decision and order on motion is substituted therefor:

Appeal from an order of the Family Court, Rockland County, dated July 3, 2024. Motion by the respondent pro se for the assignment of counsel.

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, and pursuant to Family Court Act 1120 the following named attorney is assigned as counsel for the respondent to respond to the appeal:

Salvatore C. Adamo

1345 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Fl.

New York, NY 10105

212-964-7983

and it is further,

ORDERED that on the Court's own motion, the respondent's time to serve and file a brief is extended, and on or before July 7, 2025, the respondent shall serve and file the 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 it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel shall serve a copy of this decision and order on motion upon the clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken.

CONNOLLY, J.P., VOUTSINAS, LANDICINO and HOM, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Darrell M. Joseph

Clerk of the Court