Opinion
Motion No: M-3933
08-29-2017
Andrew J. Baer, Esq., Attorney for the Child.
Andrew J. Baer, Esq., Attorney for the Child.
Elliot Podhorzer, Esq., court attorney for the subject child, having moved on the child's behalf for leave to respond, as a poor person, to the appeal taken from the order of the Family Court, New York County, entered on or about April 21, 2017, 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 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, Andrew J. Baer, Esq., 299 Broadway, Suite #1415, New York, NY 10007, Telephone No. (212) 233-0318, 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. (See M-3932, decided simultaneously herewith.)
ENTERED: August 29, 2017
_____________________ DEPUTY CLERK
Present: Hon. Rolando T. Acosta, Presiding Justice, Peter Tom David Friedman John W. Sweeny, Jr. Dianne T. Renwick, Justices
M-3933