Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M87891

F/

ROBERT A. SPOLZINO, J.P.

DANIEL D. ANGIOLILLO

CHERYL E. CHAMBERS

PLUMMER E. LOTT, JJ.

2009-01728, 2009-01730 In the Matter of Alberto Betancourt, appellant, v Lisa Betancourt, respondent. (Docket No. F-7378-99)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION Motion for Poor Person Relief and to Assign New Counsel Family Court

Motion by the appellant for leave to prosecute appeals from two orders of the Family Court, Kings County, dated December 23, 2008, and January 16, 2009, respectively, 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 motion is granted; and it is further,

ORDERED that the appeals will be heard on the original papers (including a certified transcript of the proceedings, if any) and on the briefs of the appellant, the respondent, and the Law Guardian, if any. The parties are directed to file nine copies of their respective briefs and to serve one copy on each other (22 NYCRR 670.9[d][1][ii]; Family Ct Act § 1116); and it is further,

ORDERED that the stenographer(s) and/or the transcription service(s) is/are required promptly to make and certify two transcripts of the proceedings, if any, in the case of stenographers, both transcripts shall be filed with the clerk of the Family Court, and the clerk of the Family Court shall furnish one of such certified transcripts to the appellant's counsel, without charge; in the case of transcription services, one transcript shall be filed with the clerk of the Family Court and one transcript shall be delivered to the assigned counsel. Assigned counsel is directed to provide copies of said transcripts to all of the other parties to the appeals, including the Law Guardian, if any, when counsel serves the appellant's brief upon those parties; and it is further,

ORDERED that pursuant to Family Court Act § 1120 the following named attorney is assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeals:

Richard L. Herzfeld, Esq.

555 Fifth Avenue - 14th Floor

New York, New York 10017

(212) 818-9019

and it is further,

ORDERED that the assigned counsel shall prosecute the appeals expeditiously in accordance with any scheduling order or orders issued pursuant to § 670.4(a) of the rules of this court (22 NYCRR 670.4[a]); and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel is directed to serve a copy of this order upon the Clerk of the court from which the appeals are taken.

SPOLZINO, J.P., ANGIOLILLO, CHAMBERS and LOTT, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer

Clerk of the Court