Opinion
Motion No: M-5943
01-24-2017
In the Matter of Jayden Nasir H., A Dependent Child Under 18 Years CONFIDENTIAL of Age Pursuant to §384-b of the Social Services Law of the State Docket No. B-25970/14 of New York. Catholic Guardian Services, Petitioner-Respondent, v. Alex H., Respondent-Appellant.
Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq., The Legal Aid Society, Juvenile Rights Division, Attorney for the Child.
Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq., The Legal Aid Society, Juvenile Rights Division, Attorney for the Child.
Subject child, Jayden Nasir H., having moved for leave to respond, as a poor person, to the appeal from the order of the Family Court, Bronx County, entered on or about September 2, 2016, and for assignment of counsel, a free copy of the transcript, and for related relief, Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon, It is ordered that the motion is granted to the extent of (1) assigning, pursuant to Article 18b of the County Law and §1120 of the Family Court Act, Tennille M. Tatum-Evans, Esq., 260 Convent Avenue, Suite #34, New York, NY 10031, Telephone No. (347) 645-6660, 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 respondent-appellant and 8 copies thereof are filed with this Court.
ENTERED: January 24, 2017
_____________________ CLERK
Present: Hon. David B. Saxe, Justice Presiding, Karla Moskowitz Judith J. Gische Marcy L. Kahn Ellen Gesmer, Justices
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