Opinion
APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. CAF 14-01292 DOCKET NO. V-1986-13 DOCKET NO. V-861-14
08-04-2014
MATTER OF WILLIAM J. MCKINNEY, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, v. RENEE D'ANGELO, RESPONDENT-RESPONDENT.
PRESENT: , P.J., SMITH, CENTRA, FAHEY, AND PERADOTTO, JJ.
Petitioner-appellant having moved for permission to proceed as a poor person and for assignment of counsel on the appeal taken herein from an order of the Family Court, Chautauqua County, entered in the Office of the Clerk of said Court on May 29, 2014,
Now, upon reading and filing the affidavit of William McKinney, Jr., sworn to June 19, 2014, and the notice of motion with proof of service thereof, and due deliberation having been had thereon,
It is hereby ORDERED that the motion insofar as it seeks the assignment of counsel is denied on the ground that such relief is not authorized (see Family Court Act §§ 262, 1120 [a]), and
It is further ORDERED that the motion insofar as it seeks permission to proceed as a poor person is denied with leave to renew upon the submission of a new motion that includes an affidavit describing appellant's current living arrangements and the method by which he supports himself and setting forth sufficient facts so that the merit of the contentions can be ascertained (see CPLR § 1101 [a]).
Entered: August 4, 2014
FRANCES E. CAFARELL, Clerk