MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF ADREONA C.
Motion No: CAF 09-01955
Slip Opinion No: 2009 NY Slip Op 91507(U)
Decided on December 9, 2009
Appellate Division, Fourth Department, Motion Decision
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This motion is uncorrected and is not subject to publication in the Official Reports.


December 9, 2009

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

APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. CAF 09-01955
DOCKET NO. A-3631-08

MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF ADREONA C.



ANDREW C. AND MARY C., PETITIONERS-RESPONDENT;

ANDREW R., RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.


Respondent-appellant having applied for permission to proceed as a poor person on the appeal taken herein from an order of the Family Court, Jefferson County, entered in the Office of the Clerk of said Court on August 28, 2009, and for assignment of counsel,

Now, upon reading and filing the certification of Eric T. Swartz, Esq., dated September 15, 2009, and due deliberation having been had thereon,

It is hereby ORDERED that the application is granted, and

It is further ORDERED that Peter J. DiGiorgio, Jr., Esq., 2103 Genesee Street, Utica, New York 13501, is hereby assigned as counsel to conduct the appeal, and

It is further ORDERED that the Clerk of the Family Court, Jefferson County, is hereby directed to provide Peter J. DiGiorgio, Jr., 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, and

It is further ORDERED that the transcripts, if any, shall be filed with the Clerk of the Family Court, Jefferson County, within 30 days of the date of this order, pursuant to Family Court Act § 1121 (7).

Entered: December 9, 2009

PATRICIA L. MORGAN, Clerk