In the Matter of Jayden Nasir H.

Motion No: M-5943

Slip Opinion No: 2017 NYSlipOp 62996(U)

Decided on January 24, 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 24, 2017

In the Matter of

Jayden Nasir H.,

A Dependent Child Under 18 Years CONFIDENTIAL

of Age Pursuant to §384-b of the Social Services Law of the State Docket No. B-25970/14

of New York.

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Catholic Guardian Services,

Petitioner-Respondent,

Alex H.,

Respondent-Appellant.

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Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq.,

The Legal Aid Society,

Juvenile Rights Division,

Attorney for the Child.

Subject child, Jayden Nasir H., 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 September 2, 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 respondent-appellant and 8 copies thereof are filed with this Court. ENTERED: January 24, 2017

_____________________ CLERK

Present: Hon. David B. Saxe, Justice Presiding, Karla Moskowitz Judith J. Gische Marcy L. Kahn Ellen Gesmer, Justices

M-5943