Matter of Evans v Washington
Motion No: 2024-05570
Slip Opinion No: 2025 NY Slip Op 77285(U)
Decided on September 24, 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

M308132

AFA/

ANGELA G. IANNACCI, J.P.

CHERYL E. CHAMBERS

LILLIAN WAN

JANICE A. TAYLOR, JJ.

2024-05570

In the Matter of Sharell Evans, respondent,

v Stephon Washington, appellant.

(Docket No. F-12583-2021)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Appeal from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County, dated June 24, 2024. Motion by the appellant's assigned counsel to be relieved on the ground that the appellant has abandoned the appeal by failing to respond to communications by assigned counsel. By order to show cause dated March 28, 2025, the appellant was directed to show cause before this Court why an order should not be made and entered dismissing the appeal on the ground that the appellant has abandoned the appeal, and assigned counsel's motion was held in abeyance in the interim.

Now, upon the order to show cause and no papers having been filed in response thereto, and upon the papers filed in support of assigned counsel's motion and no papers having been filed in opposition or in relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion to dismiss the appeal is granted and the appeal is dismissed; and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel's motion is granted.

IANNACCI, J.P., CHAMBERS, WAN and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Darrell M. Joseph

Clerk of the Court