In the Matter of a Proceeding for Custody/Visitation Under Article 6 of the Family Court Act. Ousmane D.

Motion No: M-6263

Slip Opinion No: 2017 NYSlipOp 62824(U)

Decided on January 12, 2017

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.

January 12, 2017

In the Matter of a Proceeding for

Custody/Visitation Under Article 6

of the Family Court Act.

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Ousmane D.,

Petitioner-Appellant,

v Docket Nos. V-25813/14

V-6318/15

Halimatou B.,

Respondent-Respondent.

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Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq.,

The Legal Aid Society,

Juvenile Rights Division,

Attorney for the Child.

Respondent-respondent 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 August 24, 2015, 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 §1120 of the Family Court Act, Leslie S. Lowenstein, Esq., 567 Sunset Drive, Woodmere, NY 11598, Telephone No. 516-374-1962, 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: January 12, 2017

_____________________ CLERK

Present: Hon. David Friedman,Justice Presiding, Rolando T. Acosta Dianne T. Renwick Richard T. Andrias David B. Saxe,Justices

M-6263