Matter of Kimberly C. (Norman C.)
2012 NY Slip Op 00674 [92 AD3d 985]
February 2, 2012
Appellate Division, Third Department
As corrected through Wednesday, March 28, 2012


In the Matter of Kimberly C. and Others, Children Alleged to beNeglected. Cortland County Department of Social Services, Respondent; Norman C.,Appellant.

[*1]Samuel D. Castellino, Elmira, for appellant.

Lahtinen, J. Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Cortland County (Ames, J.),entered October 13, 2010, which granted petitioner's application, in a proceeding pursuant toFamily Ct Act article 8, to temporarily extend an order of protection.

Respondent appeals from an order temporarily extending an order of protection against himin favor of his three children (born in 1992, 1994 and 2000). Appellate counsel seeks to berelieved of his assignment, arguing that the appeal has been rendered moot and there are nononfrivolous issues to be pursued on appeal. The record reflects that there have been furtherproceedings before Family Court rendering this appeal from the temporary order of protectionmoot. Accordingly, the appeal must be dismissed and there is no need to consider counsel'srequest to be relieved of his assignment (see Matter of Stiles v Baum, 78 AD3d 1383, 1383 [2010]; Matter of Alexander K. [Jennifer N.],77 AD3d 1023, 1024 [2010]; Matter of Shalyse WW., 63 AD3d 1193, 1197 [2009], lvdenied 13 NY3d 704 [2009]).

Peters, J.P., Kavanagh, Stein and Garry, JJ., concur. Ordered that the appeal is dismissed, asmoot, without costs.


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