Opinion
Motion No: M-3936
09-28-2017
Jo Ann Douglas, Esq., Attorney for the Children.
Jo Ann Douglas, Esq., Attorney for the Children.
Dana Stricker, Esq., Family Court attorney for the subject children, having moved on said childrens' behalf for leave to respond, as poor persons, to the appeal taken from the order of the Family Court, Bronx County, entered on or about March 31, 2017, and for assignment of counsel, for 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 §1120 of the Family Court Act, Jo Ann Douglas, Esq., 170 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10003, Telephone No. (212) 673-2895, 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 petitioner-appellant and 8 copies thereof are filed with this Court.
ENTERED: September 28, 2017
_____________________ CLERK
Present: Hon. Rolando T. Acosta, Presiding Justice, Peter Tom David Friedman John W. Sweeny, Jr. Dianne T. Renwick, Justices
M-3936