In the Matter of Egypt A.

Motion No: M-5816

Slip Opinion No: 2017 NYSlipOp 62840(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

Egypt A.,

A Child Under 18 Years of Age Alleged

to be Abused and/or Neglected Under

Article 10 of the Family Court Act.

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Commissioner of Children's Servicesof the City of New York,Docket No. NA-23400/14

Petitioner-Appellant,

Melanie A., also known as Melanie H.,

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 October 27, 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 § 18b of the County Law and § 1120 of the Family Court Act, Kenneth M. Tuccillo, Esq., 590 Warburton Avenue, #576, Hastings on Hudson, NY 10706, Telephone No. 914-439-4843, 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. John W. Sweeny, Jr.,Justice Presiding, Dianne T. Renwick Angela M. Mazzarelli Sallie Manzanet-Daniels Paul G. Feinman,Justices

M-5816