Opinion
M-7758 M-3745
12-05-2019
In the Matter of the Guardianship and Custody of Ravine Sean H., and Raymond Leon H., Jr., Children Under 18 Years of Age Pursuant to § 384-b of the Social Services Law of the State of NewYork and/or Article 6 of the FamilyCourt Act.Docket Nos. B-441-42/16 Catholic Guardian Services, et al., Petitioners-Respondents, v. Delois C., also known as Delois H., Respondent-Appellant.
Richard L. Herzfeld, Esq., Attorney for the Children.
CONFIDENTIAL
Richard L. Herzfeld, Esq., Attorney for the Children.
Appeals having been taken to this Court from two orders of the Family Court, Bronx County, both entered on or about May 23, 2019, and said appeals having been consolidated and perfected, And Catholic Guardian Services having moved to dismiss the appeal taken under case caption Matter of Raymond Leon H., Jr., Docket No. 442/16 (M-3745), And Eugene P. McGloin, Esq., court attorney for the subject children, having moved for poor person relief on the childrens' behalf in responding to the appeals, for assignment of counsel, a free copy of the transcript, and for related relief (M-7758),Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motions, and the affirmation of Eugene P. McGloin, Esq., dated October 11, 2019, and due deliberation having been had thereon,It is ordered that the motion to dismiss the appeal (M-3745) is denied, without prejudice to addressing the issues raised herein directly on the appeal, and it is further, Ordered that poor person relief is granted to the extent of (1) assigning, pursuant to §1120 of the Family Court Act, Richard L. Herzfeld, Esq., 112 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10016, Telephone No. 212-818-9019, as counsel for the subject children for purposes of responding to the appeal; (2) permitting movants 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 and five hard copies, and if represented by counsel, one digital copy of such brief, are filed with this Court, pursuant to 22 NYCRR Section 1250.9. The perfected appeals are adjourned to the March 2020 Term of Court.
ENTERED: December 5, 2019
__________ CLERK
Present: Hon. David Friedman,Justice Presiding, Troy K. Webber Ellen Gesmer Cynthia S. Kern,Justices