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MATTER OF WILLIAMS v. LEWIS

258 A.D.2d 974 (1999)

685 N.Y.S.2d 382

In the Matter of ORANGE WILLIAMS et al., Respondents, v. MALEATRA LEWIS, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Fourth Department.

Decided February 10, 1999.

Motion for poor person relief and assignment of counsel granted.

Memorandum:

Family Court abused its discretion in entering an order upon default after purporting to relieve counsel without notice to appellant. An attorney may withdraw as counsel of record only upon a showing of good and sufficient cause and upon reasonable notice to the client (see, Matter of Dunn, 205 N.Y. 398, 403; see also, CPLR 321 [b] [2]). A purported withdrawal without...

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