Motion List released on: September 11, 2019
By Scheinkman, P.J.; Mastro, Rivera, Dillon and Balkin, JJ. MATTER of Lauren Henderson, res, v. Johnson Saint-Preux, ap — Appeal by Johnson Saint-Preux from an order of the Family Court, Queens County, dated July 15, 2019. Pursuant to Family Court Act §§1118 and 1120, and upon the certification of Rebecca Sodhi, dated August 19, 2019, 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: Peter A. Wilner 155-03 Jamaica Avenue Jamaica, New York 11432 917-733-5932 and 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 September 25, 2019, shall notify the Case Manager assigned to the appeal, in writing, that he 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 he 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 file an original and five duplicate hard copies, and, if represented by counsel, one digital copy, of their respective briefs, and to serve 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; 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 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. SCHEINKMAN, P.J., MASTRO, RIVERA, DILLON and BALKIN, JJ., concur.
