Opinion
Motion No: M-658
03-23-2017
In the Matter of a Support Proceeding Under Article 4 of the Family Court Act. Jennifer D., CONFIDENTIAL Petitioner-Respondent, Docket No. F-23255-13/14D v. Artis J., Respondent-Appellant.
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.
An appeal having been taken from an order of the Family Court, Bronx County, entered on or about March 13, 2015, and said appeal having been perfected, And, petitioner-respondent having moved for leave to respond, as a poor person, to the aforesaid appeal, 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 Article 18b of the County Law and §1120 of the Family Court Act, Bruce A. Young, Esq., 100 Church Street, Suite #800, New York, NY 10007, Telephone No. (212) 965-0050, 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. Sua sponte, the perfected appeal is adjourned to the September 2017 Term.
Entered: March 23, 2017
_____________________ CLERK
Present: Hon. David Friedman, Justice Presiding, Richard T. Andrias Paul G. Feinman Barbara R. Kapnick Ellen Gesmer, Justices
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