In the Matter of Shalicia P.

Motion No: M-5868

Slip Opinion No: 2016 NYSlipOp 96121(U)

Decided on December 29, 2016

Appellate Division, First 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 29, 2016

In the Matter of

Shalicia P.,

Izaiyah C.,

and Maison C.,

Children Under 18 Years of Age Alleged to be Abused and/or Neglected Under Docket Nos. NA-33037/14

Article 10 of the Family Court Act. NA-33038/14

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of the City of New York,

Petitioner-Appellant,

Sharon M., also known as Sharon C.,

Respondent-Respondent,

Raymond C.,

Respondent-Respondent.

Respondent-respondent, Sharon M., also known as Sharon C.,

having moved for leave to respond, as a poor person, to the appeal from the order of the Family Court, Bronx County, entered on or about October 13, 2016, and for assignment of counsel, a free copy of the transcript, and for related relief, Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon, It is ordered that the motion is granted to the extent of (1) assigning, pursuant to Article 18b of the County Law and §1120 of the Family Court Act, Tennille M. Tatum-Evans, Esq.,

260 Convent Avenue, Suite #34, New York, NY 10031, Telephone No. (347) 645-6660, as counsel for purposes of responding to the appeal; (2) permitting movant to respond to the appeal upon a reproduced respondent's brief, on condition that one copy of such brief be served upon the attorney for petitioner-appellant and 8 copies thereof are filed with this Court. ENTERED: December 29, 2016

_____________________ CLERK

Present: Hon. Peter Tom, Justice Presiding, Angela M. Mazzarelli David Friedman John W. Sweeny, Jr. Rolando T. Acosta, Justices

M-5868