Opinion
Motion No. 2021-00696
03-30-2021
Present - Hon. Rolando T. Acosta, Presiding Justice, Dianne T. Renwick Sallie Manzanet-Daniels Judith J. Gische Barbara R. Kapnick, Justices. Confidential
Case No. 2020-04345
Docket No. O-28616/17
Petitioner-Respondent having moved 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 June 03, 2020, for the assignment of counsel, 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 Rachel Seger Cobos, Esq., dated February 12, 2021, 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, Steven P. Forbes, Esq., 223 Wall Street, Suite 143, Huntington, NY, 11743, Telephone No. 718-791-8444, 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. The perfected appeal is adjourned to the September 2021 Term of this Court. ENTERED: March 30, 2021
/s/
Susanna Molina Rojas
Clerk of the Court