Opinion
Motion No. 2023-00786 Case No. 2022-01059 Docket Nos. V-20145-16/18B V-20145-16/19D
04-04-2023
In the Matter of an Article 6 Custody/Visitation Proceeding v. Louis M.,Respondent-Respondent. Erica B., Petitioner-Appellant,
Janet Neustaetter, Esq., Children's Law Center, Attorney for the Child.
Unpublished Opinion
MOTION DECISION
Janet Neustaetter, Esq., Children's Law Center, Attorney for the Child.
Present - Hon. Lizbeth González, Justice Presiding, Tanya R. Kennedy Saliann Scarpulla Manuel J. Mendez, Justices.
Respondent-respondent having renewed his motion (Motion No. 2022-03912) for leave to respond, as a poor person, to the appeal taken to this Court from an order of the Family Court, Bronx County, entered on or about September 30, 2021, for the assignment of Aleza Ross, Esq., as counsel to respond to said appeal, a free copy of the transcript, and for related relief; and said appeal having been perfected, Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motion, and the certification of Aleza Ross, Esq., dated October 04, 2022, and due deliberation having been had thereon,
It is ordered that the motion is granted to the extent of (1) assigning, pursuant to §1120 of the Family Court Act, Aleza Ross, Esq., 31 Oak Street, Suite #26, Patchogue, New York, 11772, Telephone No. 631-361-6900, as counsel for purposes of responding to the appeal; (2) permitting movant to respond to the appeal upon a reproduced respondent's brief, on condition that one copy of such brief be served upon the attorney for each party to the appeal, and an original, five hard copies and, if represented by counsel, one digital copy of such brief, are filed with this Court pursuant to 22 NYCRR 1250.9.