Opinion
Motion No: 2011-05220 2011-05221 Docket No. U-4511-06/10A M124334
08-15-2011
In the Matter of Andrea Martin, respondent, v. Ronald Cooper, appellant.
, J.P.
CHERYL E. CHAMBERS
L. PRISCILLA HALL
JEFFREY A. COHEN, JJ.
DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION
Motion by counsel assigned to represent the appellant before the Family Court, Richmond County, to be relieved of an assignment to prosecute appeals from two orders of the Family Court, Richmond County, dated May 18, 2011, and May 19, 2011, to allow the appellant to prosecute the appeals as a poor person, and for the assignment of new counsel.
Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and no papers having been filed in opposition or in relation thereto, it is
ORDERED that the motion is granted, and Maxine H. Park, Esq., 155 Water Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201, is directed to turn over all papers in the action to the new counsel herein assigned; and it is further,
ORDERED that pursuant to Family Court Act § 1120, the following named attorney is assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeals:
Linda C. Braunsberg, Esq.
and it is further,
ORDERED that the appeals 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 child, if any. The parties are directed to file nine copies of their respective briefs and to serve one copy on each other (22 NYCRR 670.9[d][1][ii]; 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 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 assigned counsel. Assigned counsel is directed to provide copies of said transcripts to all of the other parties to the appeals, including the attorney for the child, if any, when counsel serves the appellant's brief upon those parties; and it is further,
ORDERED that the assigned counsel shall prosecute the appeals expeditiously in accordance with any scheduling order or orders issued pursuant to § 670.4(a) of the rules of this Court (22 NYCRR 670.4[a]); and it is further,
ORDERED that assigned counsel is directed to serve a copy of this order upon the Clerk of the Court from which the appeals are taken.
DILLON, J.P., CHAMBERS, HALL and COHEN, JJ., concur.
ENTER:
Matthew G. Kiernan
Clerk of the Court