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

APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. CAF 09-00425
DOCKET NOS. V-00404-01/08Q, V-00433-97/08T

MATTER OF GABRIEL L. RAMOS, PETITIONER-RESPONDENT, V DARCY A. RAMOS, 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, Niagara County, entered in the Office of the Clerk of said Court on January 16, 2009, and for assignment of counsel, and for other relief,

Now, upon reading and filing the affidavit of Darcy A. Ramos, sworn to February 7, 2009, 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 Patricia McGrath, Esq., 70 Lakeview Parkway, Lockport, New York 14094, is hereby assigned as counsel to conduct the appeal, and

It is further ORDERED that the Clerk of the Family Court, Niagara County, is hereby directed to provide Patricia McGrath, 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: April 6, 2009

PATRICIA L. MORGAN, Deputy Clerk