Opinion
Motion No: M-5816
01-12-2017
In the Matter of Egypt A., A Child Under 18 Years of Age Alleged to be Abused and/or Neglected Under Article 10 of the Family Court Act. Commissioner of Children's Servicesof the City of New York, Docket No. NA-23400/14 Petitioner-Appellant, v. Melanie A., also known as Melanie H., Respondent-Respondent.
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.
Respondent-respondent 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 October 27, 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 § 18b of the County Law and § 1120 of the Family Court Act, Kenneth M. Tuccillo, Esq., 590 Warburton Avenue, #576, Hastings on Hudson, NY 10706, Telephone No. 914-439-4843, 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 petitioner-appellant and 8 copies thereof are filed with this Court.
ENTERED: January 12, 2017
_____________________ CLERK
Present: Hon. John W. Sweeny, Jr.,Justice Presiding, Dianne T. Renwick Angela M. Mazzarelli Sallie Manzanet-Daniels Paul G. Feinman,Justices
M-5816