Opinion
Motion No. 2022-01092 Docket No. F-04951-2020
06-29-2022
In the Matter of Nassau County Department of Social Services, on behalf of Comfort A. Serwaah, respondent, v. Sandra Appiah, appellant.
Unpublished Opinion
MOTION DECISION
M283738
COLLEEN D. DUFFY, J.P. VALERIE BRATHWAITE NELSON PAUL WOOTEN JOSEPH A. ZAYAS, JJ.
DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION
Appeal from an order of the Family Court, Nassau County, dated January 5, 2022. Motion by the appellant pro se for leave to prosecute the appeal as a poor person and for the assignment of counsel.
Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and the papers filed in relation thereto, it is
ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is for leave to prosecute the appeal on the original papers is denied as unnecessary (see Family Ct Act § 1116), and the appeal will be heard on the original papers (including a certified transcript of the proceedings, if any) and on the briefs of the parties, who are directed to upload, through the digital portal on this Court's website, digital copies of their respective briefs, with proof of service of one hard copy on each other, or, if self-represented and unable to upload a digital copy, to file one original copy with the Clerk of this Court, with proof of service of one hard copy on each other (22 NYCRR 670.9[a], 1250.5[e][1], 1250.9[e]; Family Ct Act § 1116); and it is further, ORDERED that the branches of the motion which are to waive the filing fee, for free transcripts, and for the assignment of counsel are denied.
DUFFY, J.P., BRATHWAITE NELSON, WOOTEN and ZAYAS, JJ., concur.