Opinion
Motion No: M-1932
05-25-2017
Petitioner-appellant having moved for leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal from the order of the Family Court, New York County, entered on or about February 7, 2017, for leave to have the appeal heard on the original record and upon a reproduced appellant's brief, 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 denied, with leave to renew, upon petitioner's submission of a detailed notarized affidavit, in compliance with CPLR 1101(a), setting forth whether petitioner's Family Court counsel was assigned or retained and, if retained, the terms of petitioner's retainer agreement with counsel, the amount and sources of funds for counsel's fee, and an explanation as to why similar funds are not available to prosecute this appeal. (The application shall include an affidavit of the source[s] of all funds utilized by petitioner.)
ENTERED: May 25, 2017
_____________________ CLERK
PRESENT - Hon. David Friedman, Justice Presiding, Karla Moskowitz Sallie Manzanet-Daniels Barbara R. Kapnick Troy K. Webber, Justices
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