Opinion
2021-05404 V-03966-2020/20A V-03967-2020 /20A
08-02-2021
In the Matter of Rushane Randall, petitioner-respondent, v. Kimberley Diaz, appellant, et al., respondent-respondent.
M278470 AFA/
HECTOR D. LASALLE, P.J., WILLIAM F. MASTRO, REINALDO E. RIVERA, MARK C. DILLON, CHERYL E. CHAMBERS, JJ.
ORDER ON CERTIFICATION
Appeal by Kimberley Diaz from an order of the Family Court, Westchester County, dated June 21, 2021. Pursuant to Family Court Act §§ 1118 and 1120, and upon the certification of Daniel L. Pagano, dated July 23, 2021, it is
ORDERED that the appellant is granted leave to proceed as a poor person on the appeal and following named attorney is assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeal:
Daniel L. Pagano 297 Knollwood Road, Suite 300 White Plains, NY 10607 914-830-5288
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 assigned counsel shall serve a copy of this order upon the clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken; and it is further, ORDERED that the appeal in the above-entitled proceedings shall be perfected either within 60 days after the receipt by the assigned counsel of the transcripts of the minutes of the proceedings in the Family Court, and the assigned counsel shall notify this Court by letter of the date the transcripts are received, or, if there are no minutes of proceedings to be transcribed, within 60 days of the date of this order; and it is further, ORDERED that within 30 days after the date of this order, the assigned counsel shall file in the office of the Clerk of this Court one of the following:
(1) an affidavit or affirmation stating that there are no minutes of any Family Court proceeding to be transcribed for the appeal; or
(2) if there are such minutes, an affidavit or affirmation stating that the transcripts have been received, and indicating the date received; or
(3) if the transcripts have not been received, an affidavit or affirmation stating that this order has been served upon the clerk of the court from which the appeal is taken, the date thereof, and the date by which the transcripts are expected; or
(4) an affidavit or an affirmation withdrawing the appeal; and it is further,
ORDERED that if none of the above actions described in (1), (2), (3), or (4) above has been taken within 30 days of the date of this order, the Clerk of this Court shall issue an order to all parties to the appeal to show cause why the appeal should or should not be dismissed.
LASALLE, P.J., MASTRO, RIVERA, DILLON and CHAMBERS, JJ., concur.