Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M75513

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ROBERT A. LIFSON, J.P.

ANITA R. FLORIO

RANDALL T. ENG

CHERYL E. CHAMBERS, JJ.

2008-05520 In the Matter of Freda Leichter Kessler, petitioner, v State of New York Office of Children and Family Services, respondent. (Index No. 07-13871)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Motion by the petitioner pro se for leave to prosecute a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, which was transferred to this court by an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, entered February 21, 2008, as a poor person and for the assignment of counsel.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and no papers having been filed in opposition or in relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is for leave to prosecute the proceeding on the original papers is granted, and the appeal will be heard on the original papers (including the transcript of the proceedings, if any) and on the briefs of the parties, who are directed to file nine copies of their respective briefs and to serve one copy on each other; and it is further,

ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is to waive payment of the filing fee is denied as unnecessary as no filing fee is payable in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 that was transferred to this court by an order of the Supreme Court; and it is further,

ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is for the assignment of counsel is denied; and it is further,

ORDERED that the time to perfect the proceeding is enlarged until November 10, 2008, and the petitioner's record or appendix and brief must be served and filed on or before that date.

LIFSON, J.P., FLORIO, ENG and CHAMBERS, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court