Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M306463

AFA/

ROBERT J. MILLER, J.P.

PAUL WOOTEN

DEBORAH A. DOWLING

JANICE A. TAYLOR, JJ.

2024-01747 In the Matter of Zyhir J. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner-respondent; Garland J. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Zion J. (Anonymous). Administration for Children's Services, petitioner-respondent; Garland J. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 2) (Docket Nos. N-6264-2022, N-6265-2022)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Appeal by Garland J. from an order of the Family Court, Queens County, dated January 30, 2024. Motion by assigned counsel for the appellant to be relieved of the assignment and for the assignment of new counsel to prosecute the appeal. By order on certification of this Court dated April 8, 2024, the following named attorney was assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeal:

Heath J. Goldstein

90-50 Parsons Blvd., Suite 214

Jamaica, NY 11432

646-436-1052

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 said assigned counsel is directed to turn over all papers in the action to new counsel herein assigned; and it is further,

ORDERED that pursuant to Family Court Act § 1120 the following named attorney is assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeal:

Catherine S. Bridge

1110 South Avenue, Ste. 402

Staten Island, NY 10314

718-448-9600

and it is further,

ORDERED that the assigned counsel shall prosecute the appeal expeditiously in accordance with any scheduling order or orders issued pursuant to § 670.3(b) of the rules of this Court (22 NYCRR 670.3[b]); and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel is directed to serve a copy of this order upon the clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken.

MILLER, J.P., WOOTEN, DOWLING and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Darrell M. Joseph

Clerk of the Court