| Matter of C. (Anonymous), Anari; C. (Anonymous), Amari; |
| Motion No: 2025-07386 |
| Slip Opinion No: 2025 NY Slip Op 80192(U) |
| Decided on November 7, 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. |
Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department
M309162
AFA/
HECTOR D. LASALLE, P.J.
MARK C. DILLON
COLLEEN D. DUFFY
BETSY BARROS
FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, JJ.
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2025-07386 In the Matter of Anari C. (Anonymous). Suffolk County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Skylar W. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 1) In the Matter of Amari C. (Anonymous). Suffolk County Department of Social Services, petitioner-respondent; Skylar W. (Anonymous), respondent-appellant. (Proceeding No. 2) (Docket Nos. NA-17650-2024, N-17651-2024)
| ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE |
Appeal by Skylar W. from an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County, dated May 2, 2025. By order on certification of this Court dated July 28, 2025, the following attorney was assigned as counsel for the appellant on the appeal, and was directed, inter alia, to contact the appellant and determine the appellant's interest in perfecting the appeal:
Michael J. Miller
P.O. Box 2057
Miller Place, NY 11764
934-500-4944
By letter dated October 30, 2025, assigned counsel notified the Court that the appellant has abandoned the appeal by failing to respond to communications by assigned counsel.
On the Court's own motion, it is
ORDERED that the parties are directed to show cause before this Court why an order should or should not be made and entered relieving the counsel assigned for the appellant and dismissing the appeal in the above-entitled proceedings by each uploading a digital copy of an affirmation or affidavit, with proof of service thereof, through the digital portal on this Court's website on or before December 8, 2025; if a self-represented party is unable to use the digital portal, they may instead file a copy of an affirmation or affidavit, with proof of service thereof, via email at [email protected] or via regular mail addressed to the Clerk of this Court on or before December 8, 2025; and it is further,
ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court, or his designee, is directed to serve a copy of this order to show cause upon the parties or their attorneys, and upon the appellant, via email to the email address provided to this Court, or if no email address is available for service by regular mail.
LASALLE, P.J., DILLON, DUFFY, BARROS and CONNOLLY, JJ., concur.
ENTER:
Darrell M. Joseph
Clerk of the Court