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In re Payton MM.

State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division Third Judicial Department
Feb 16, 2021
2021 N.Y. Slip Op. 62042 (N.Y. App. Div. 2021)

Opinion

Motion No: 531691

02-16-2021

In the Matter of PAYTON MM., Alleged to be a Neglected Child. ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Respondent; HAILEY MM., Appellant, et al., Respondent.


DECISION AND ORDER ON MOTION

By order dated August 17, 2020, appellant was granted poor person status and assignment of counsel, to be represented by the Rural Law Center of New York. By letter dated December 4, 2020 by Kristin Bluvas, Esq.,, on behalf of the Rural Law Center, counsel requested to be relieved of the assignment due to appellant's failure to communicate with counsel. By decision and order dated December 28, 2020, counsel was relieved of the assignment. Thereafter, by letter dated January 11, 2021, appellant was directed to perfect the appeal by February 11, 2021. Appellant failed to perfect the appeal or seek a further extension of time to do so.

Now, therefore, upon the Court's own motion, it is

ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed.

Garry, P.J., Egan Jr., Clark and Aarons, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Robert D. Mayberger

Clerk of the Court


Summaries of

In re Payton MM.

State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division Third Judicial Department
Feb 16, 2021
2021 N.Y. Slip Op. 62042 (N.Y. App. Div. 2021)
Case details for

In re Payton MM.

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of PAYTON MM., Alleged to be a Neglected Child. ST. LAWRENCE…

Court:State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division Third Judicial Department

Date published: Feb 16, 2021

Citations

2021 N.Y. Slip Op. 62042 (N.Y. App. Div. 2021)