PRESENT: SCUDDER, P. J., HURLBUTT, MARTOCHE, SMITH, AND CENTRA, JJ.

APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. CAF 07-02510
DOCKET NO. V-806-00

MATTER OF LAURIE M. C., PETITIONER-RESPONDENT, V WILLIE F. L., RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.

Respondent-appellant having moved for permission to proceed as a poor person on the appeal taken herein from an order of the Family Court, Chautauqua County, entered in the Office of the Clerk of said Court on October 29, 2007, and for assignment of counsel, and for other relief,

Now, upon reading and filing the affidavit of Willie F. L., sworn to November 19, 2007, the notice of said motion with proof of service thereof, and due deliberation having been had thereon,

It is hereby ORDERED that the motion is granted, and

It is further ORDERED that Alan C. Birnholz, Esq., 39 Gatehouse Lane. East Amherst, New York 14051, is hereby assigned as counsel to conduct the appeal, and

It is further ORDERED that the Clerk of the Family Court, Chautauqua County, is hereby directed to provide Alan C. Birnholz, Esq. with copies of all papers and transcripts of stenographic, digitally recorded, or audiotaped minutes, if any, of the proceedings had and filed in said Clerk's Office upon which the appeal is based

Entered: January 17, 2008

JOANN M. WAHL, Clerk