Opinion
2021-06763 V-00367-2018/2018A O-01110-2018 V-00368-2018/2018A V-00368-2018/2018B V-00367-2018/2018B O-01110-2018/2019A V-00368-2018/2019C V-00367-2018/2019C V-00368-2018/2019D V-00367-2018/2019D V-00797-2019 V-00798-2019 V-00367-2018/2020E V-00368-2018/2020E
12-17-2021
In the Matter of Hassan Barrow, appellant, v. Lauren Carcaterra, respondent.
M280604 AFA/
CHERYL E. CHAMBERS, J.P. SHERI S. ROMAN LARA J. GENOVESI DEBORAH A. DOWLING, JJ.
ORDER ON CERTIFICATION
Appeal by Hassan Barrow from an order of the Family Court, Putnam County, dated August 26, 2021. Pursuant to Family Court Act §§ 1118 and 1120, and upon the certification of Pat Bonanno, dated November 21, 2021, it is
ORDERED that the appellant is granted leave to proceed as a poor person on the appeal, and the following named attorney is assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeal:
Yasmin Daley Duncan 386 Parkside Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 866-565-3441and it is further, ORDERED that assigned counsel shall promptly attempt to contact the appellant at the address provided by this Court, and on or before January 7, 2022, shall notify the Case Manager assigned to the appeal, in writing, that she has done so and that either
(1) the appellant is interested in prosecuting the appeal, or
(2) the appellant is not interested in prosecuting the appeal, or that she has been unable to contact the appellant, and wishes to be relieved of the assignment; and it is further,
ORDERED that the appeal will be heard on the original papers (including a certified transcript of the proceedings, if any) and on the briefs of the appellant, the respondent, and the attorney for the children, if any. 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 1250.5[e][1], 1250.9[a][4], [c][1], [d], [e]; Family Ct Act § 1116); and it is further, ORDERED that 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 Family Court, and the clerk of the Family Court shall furnish one of such certified transcripts to the appellant's assigned counsel, without charge; in the case of transcription services, one transcript shall be filed with the clerk of the Family Court and one transcript shall be delivered to the appellant's assigned counsel. Assigned counsel is directed to provide copies of said transcripts to all of the other parties to the appeal, including the attorney for the children, if any, when counsel serves the appellant's brief upon those parties; and it is further, ORDERED that the assigned counsel shall prosecute the 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 appellant 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 is taken.
CHAMBERS, J.P., ROMAN, GENOVESI and DOWLING, JJ., concur.