Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M309511

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

On the Court's own motion, it is

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ORDERED that the order on certification dated November 7, 2025, in the above-entitled case is recalled and vacated, and the following order on certification is substituted therefor:

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 Philip Groner, dated May 6, 2025, it is

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

Kyle Sosebee

147 Prince Street, Suite 24

Brooklyn, NY 11201

413-341-0908

and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel shall promptly attempt to contact the appellant Lisa F. at the address provided by the Court, and on or before December 15, 2025, shall notify the Case Manager assigned to the appeal, in writing, that he has done so and that either

(1) the appellant-respondent Lisa F. is interested in prosecuting the appeal, or

(2) the appellant-respondent Lisa F. is not interested in prosecuting the appeal, or that he has been unable to contact the appellant-respondent Lisa F, 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 appellant-respondent's brief upon those parties; and it is further,

ORDERED that the assigned counsel shall prosecute the appeal by Lisa F. 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 appellant Lisa F. is interested in proceeding with the appeal, the assigned counsel is directed to serve a copy of this order upon the clerk of the court from which the appeal by Lisa F. 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.