Matter of McLemore v Phillips
Motion No: 2025-05970
Slip Opinion No: 2025 NY Slip Op 73419(U)
Decided on July 25, 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

M306818

KL/

HECTOR D. LASALLE, P.J.

MARK C. DILLON

COLLEEN D. DUFFY

BETSY BARROS

FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, JJ.

2025-05970, 2025-05973, 2025-05976

In the Matter of Dina McLemore, respondent,

v Curtis Phillips, appellant.

(Proceeding No. 1)

In the Matter of Curtis Phillips, appellant,

v Dina McLemore, respondent

(Proceeding No. 2)

(Docket Nos. V-24777-2022, V-14492-2024)

ORDER ON CERTIFICATION
Assignment of Counsel

Appeals by Curtis Phillips from three orders of the Family Court, Kings County, all dated April 2, 2025. Pursuant to Family Court Act §§ 1118 and 1120, and upon the certification of Martha Schneiderman, dated June 10, 2025, it is

ORDERED that the respondent is granted waiver of costs, fees, and expenses on the appeals, and the following named attorney is assigned as counsel to respond to the appeals:

Michael E. Lipson

1225 Franklin Avenue, Suite 325

Garden City, NY 11530

(516) 729-1701

and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel shall promptly attempt to contact the respondent at the address provided by the Court, and shall notify the Case Manager assigned to the appeals on or before August 15, 2025, in writing, that he has done so and that either

(1) the respondent is interested in responding to the appeals, or

(2) the respondent is not interested in responding to the appeals, or that he has been unable to contact the respondent, and wishes to be relieved of the assignment.

LASALLE, P.J., DILLON, DUFFY, BARROS 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.