Opinion
Motion No: M-5174
11-21-2017
In the Matter of a Visitation Proceeding Under Article 6 of the Family Court Act. CONFIDENTIAL Elizabeth P.,Docket Nos. G-29186/15 Petitioner-Appellant,G-29187/15 v. Joann C., Respondent-Respondent.
Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq., The Legal Aid Society, Juvenile Rights Division, Attorney for the Children.
Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq., The Legal Aid Society, Juvenile Rights Division, Attorney for the Children.
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 12, 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 §1120 of the Family Court Act, Leslie S. Lowenstein, Esq., 567 Sunset Drive, Woodmere, NY 11598, Telephone No. 516-374-1962, 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. Sua sponte, the appeal is adjourned to the January 2018 Term.
ENTERED: November 21, 2017
_____________________ CLERK
Present: Hon. Rolando T. Acosta,Presiding Justice, Peter Tom David Friedman John W. Sweeny, Jr. Dianne T. Renwick,Justices
M-5174