In the Matter of the Commitment of De'Lyn Delilah W.

Motion No: M-263

Slip Opinion No: 2017 NYSlipOp 63264(U)

Decided on February 2, 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.

February 2, 2017

In the Matter of the Commitment of

De'Lyn Delilah W.,

A Dependent Child Under 18 Years of

Age Pursuant to §384-b of the Social

Services Law of the State of New York.

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Mercyfirst, et al., Petitioners-Respondents,Docket No. B-31345/14

Liza Carmen T., also known as Liza

T., also known as Lisa T.,

Respondent-Appellant.

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Tennille M. Tatum-Evans, Esq., Attorney for the Child.

An appeal having been taken to this Court from the order of the Family Court, New York County, entered on or about May 27 2015, and said appeal having been perfected, And Michael T. Conroy, Esq., court attorney for the subject child, having moved on the child's behalf for leave to respond to the appeal as a poor person, 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, 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. Sua sponte, the perfected appeal is adjourned to the May 2017 Term. ENTERED: February 2, 2017

_____________________ CLERK

Present: Hon. Peter Tom, Justice Presiding, David Friedman John W. Sweeny, Jr. Rolando T. Acosta Dianne T. Renwick, Justices

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