Opinion
Motion No: M-20
02-11-2020
In the Matter of the Application of the State of New York, Petitioner-Respondent, For Civil Management Pursuant to Article 10 of the Mental Hygiene Law, v. Paul F., Respondent-Appellant.
Confidential
An appeal having been taken from the order of the Supreme Court, Bronx County, entered on or about September 12, 2019,And respondent-appellant having moved, pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law §10.13(c), for leave to prosecute the appeal as a poor person and for the assignment of counsel and 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 permitting the appeal to be heard upon the original record and upon a reproduced appellant's brief, on condition that appellant serves one copy of such brief upon the Attorney General of the State of New York and files an original, five hard copies and, if represented by counsel, one digital copy of such brief, together with the original record, pursuant to Section 1250.9 of the Practice Rules of the Appellate Division. The court reporter shall promptly make and file with the Supreme Court one transcript of the stenographic minutes of any proceedings in this matter, and the Clerk shall furnish a copy of such transcripts to appellant's counsel, without charge, the transcripts to be returned to this Court when appellant's brief is filed. Appellant is permitted to dispense with payment of the required fee for the subpoena and filing of the record.Robert S. Dean, Esq., The Center of Appellate Litigation, 120 Wall Street, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10006, Telephone No. 212-577-2523, is assigned as counsel for purposes of prosecuting the appeal on appellant's behalf.
ENTERED: February 11, 2020
__________ CLERK
Present: Hon. Rolando T. Acosta,Presiding Justice, Rosalyn H. Richter Barbara R. Kapnick Angela M. Mazzarelli Peter H. Moulton,Justices
M-20
Index No. 250391/17