Opinion
Motion No: M-5523
01-06-2017
In the Matter of Legend S., A Dependent Child Under 18 Years of Age Pursuant to §384-b of the Social Services Law of the State of New York. Docket No. B-33875/15 Edwin Gould Services for Children, et el., Petitioners-Respondents, v. Tawana T., Respondent-Respondent, Legend S., Child/Respondent-Appellant.
Andrew J. Baer, Esq., Attorney for the Child-Appellant.
Andrew J. Baer, Esq., Attorney for the Child-Appellant.
Erin Browne, Esq., Family Court attorney for respondent, Tawana T., having moved on said respondent'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 March 29, 2016, and for assignment of counsel, a free copy of the transcript, and for related relief, and said appeal having been perfected, 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 Article 18b of the County Law and §1120 of the Family Court Act, Elisa Barnes, Esq., B & B Urban, 419 Park Avenue South, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10016, Telephone No. (646) 484-5700, 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 child/respondent-appellant and 8 copies thereof are filed with this Court.
ENTERED: January 6, 2017.
_____________________ CLERK
Present: Hon. Peter Tom, Justice Presiding, Angela M. Mazzarelli David Friedman John W. Sweeny, Jr. Rolando T. Acosta, Justices
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