Opinion
Motion No: M-7094A
02-11-2020
In the Matter of the Guardianship of the Person and Custody of McKayla Trinity J., A Child Under 18 Years of Age Pursuant to §384-b of the SocialServices Law of the State of New York.Docket No. B-24974/18 v. Edwin Gould Services for Children and Families, Petitioner-Respondent, Faith Jolanda J., Respondent-Appellant.
CONFIDENTIAL
Respondent-appellant having moved for leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal taken from an order of the Family Court, Bronx County, entered on or about May 9, 2019, and for assignment of counsel, 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 isOrdered that the motion is granted to the extent of (1) assigning, pursuant to Article 18b of the County Law and §1120 of the Family Court Act, Larry S. Bachner, Esq., 39 Broadway, Suite 1610, New York, NY 10006, Telephone No. 917-674-9516, as counsel for purposes of prosecuting the appeal; (2) directing the Clerk of said Family Court to have transcribed the minutes of the proceedings held therein, for inclusion in the record on appeal, the cost thereof to be charged against the City of New York from funds available therefor within 30 days (FCA 1121[7]) of service of a copy of this order upon the Clerk; (3) permitting appellant to dispense with any fee for the transfer of the record from the Family Court to this Court. The Clerk of the Family Court shall transfer the record upon receipt of this order; and (4) directing appellant to perfect this appeal, in compliance with Section 1250.9 of the Practice Rules of the Appellate Division, within 60 days of the filing of the transcripts. Assigned counsel is directed to immediately serve a copy of this order upon the Clerk of the Family Court.The order of this Court entered October 22, 2019 (M-7094), under the caption "In the Matter of Wisdom J., etc." Docket No. NN-6868/19, is hereby recalled and vacated.
ENTERED: February 11, 2020
__________ CLERK
Present - Hon. Sallie Manzanet-Daniels, Justice Presiding, Cynthia S. Kern Jeffrey K. Oing Anil C. Singh, Justices
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