Opinion
Motion No: M-1068
04-19-2018
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.
Kao Pin Lew, Esq., Family Court attorney for non-respondent mother, Syeita G., having moved on non-respondent's behalf for leave to respond, as a poor person, to the appeal taken from two orders of the Family Court, New York County, both entered on or about October 2, 2017, 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, Douglas H. Reiniger, Esq., 801 Second Avenue, 10th Floor, New York NY 10017, Telephone No. (646) 627-8875, 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.
ENTERED: April 19, 2018
_____________________ CLERK
Present: Hon. Rolando T. Acosta, Presiding Justice, David Friedman John W. Sweeny, Jr. Dianne T. Renwick Rosalyn H. Richter, Justices
M-1068