Opinion
Motion No. 2021-00586
03-23-2021
PRESENT: Hon. Rolando T. Acosta, Presiding Justice, Dianne T. Renwick Sallie Manzanet-Daniels Judith J. Gische Barbara R. Kapnick, Justices. Confidential
Case No. 2020-04446
Docket No. B-15277-17
David Goldstein, Esq., counsel for the pre-adoptive foster parent of the subject child, having moved on the pre-adoptive foster parent's behalf for leave to respond, as a poor person, to the appeal taken from an order of the Family Court, New York County, entered on or about November 04, 2020, for the 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 the certification of David Goldstein, Esq., dated January 22, 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, Richard L. Herzfeld, Esq., 112 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10016, Telephone No. (212) 818-9019, as counsel for the pre-adoptive foster parent of the subject child for purposes of responding to the appeal; (2) permitting the pre-adoptive foster parent of the subject child 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. ENTERED: March 23, 2021
/s/
Susanna Molina Rojas
Clerk of the Court