Opinion
No. 2021-04475 Docket Nos. NN-10768-20 NN-10769-20 Motion 2022-00057
01-27-2022
In the Matter of Jamal R., Jr., Desiree D., Children Under the Age of 18 Alleged to be Neglected by Iris D., Respondent-Appellant, Administration for Children's Services, Petitioner-Respondent. Leslie S. Lowenstein, Esq., Attorney for the Child Desiree D., Bryan Greenberg, Esq., Attorney for the Child Jamal R., Jr. No. 2021-04475 Docket Nos. NN-10768-20, NN-10769-20
Unpublished Opinion
MOTION DECISION
PRESENT: Hon. Rolando T. Acosta, Presiding Justice, Dianne T. Renwick Sallie Manzanet-Daniels Judith J. Gische Barbara R. Kapnick, Justices.
Paul Sweeney, Esq., court attorney for the subject child, Desiree D., having moved on the child's behalf for leave to respond, as a poor person, to the appeal taken to this Court from the Order of Disposition of the Family Court, Bronx County, entered on or about November 23, 2021, 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 the certification of Paul Sweeney, Esq., dated January 05, 2022, 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, New York, 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 each party to the appeal, and an original, five hard copies and, if represented by counsel, one digital copy of such brief, are filed with this Court pursuant to 22 NYCRR 1250.9.