Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M309091

KL/

HECTOR D. LASALLE, P.J.

MARK C. DILLON

COLLEEN D. DUFFY

BETSY BARROS

FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, JJ.

2025-05925 In the Matter of Woodrow A. (Anonymous), petitioner-respondent-appellant, v Lisa F. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant-respondent; Isys J. F. (Anonymous), nonparty-appellant. (Docket Nos. V-828-2014/2020N, V-828-2014/2020O, O-362-2020)

ORDER ON CERTIFICATION Assignment of Counsel

Appeals by Lisa F. and Isys J. F., and cross-appeal by Woodrow A., from an amended order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (IDV Part), dated April 30, 2025. Pursuant to Judiciary Law § 35, and upon the certification of Margaret McCarthy, dated May 14, 2025, it is

ORDERED that the respondent-appellant Woodrow A. is granted waiver of costs, fees, and expenses on the appeal and cross-appeal, and the following named attorney is assigned as counsel to prosecute the cross-appeal by Woodrow A.:

Austin I. Idehen

89-31 161st Street, Suite 810

Jamaica, NY 11432

718-558-4191

and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel shall promptly attempt to contact the respondent-appellant Woodrow A. at the address provided by the Court, and on or before November 28, 2025, shall notify the Case Manager assigned to the appeal, in writing, that he has done so and that either

(1) the respondent-appellant Woodrow A. is interested in prosecuting the cross-appeal, or

(2) the respondent-appellant Woodrow A. is not interested in prosecuting the cross -appeal, or that he has been unable to contact the respondent-appellant Woodrow A., and wishes to be relieved of the assignment;

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 appellant-respondent, the appellant, and the respondent-appellant. The parties 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, pursuant to CPLR 1102(b), 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 Supreme Court, and the clerk of the Supreme Court shall furnish one of such certified transcripts to the appellant's counsel, without charge; in the case of transcription services, one transcript shall be filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court and one transcript shall be delivered to the assigned counsel. Assigned counsel is directed to provide copies of said transcripts to all of the other parties to the appeals and cross-appeal, including the attorney for the child, if any, when counsel serves the respondent-appellant's brief upon those parties; and it is further,

ORDERED that the assigned counsel shall prosecute the cross-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 upon a determination that the respondent-appellant Woodrow A. is interested in proceeding with the cross-appeal, the assigned counsel is directed to serve a copy of this order upon the clerk of the court from which the cross-appeal is taken.

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.