In the Matter of Legend S.

Motion No: M-1382

Slip Opinion No: 2017 NYSlipOp 69631(U)

Decided on April 6, 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.

April 6, 2017

In the Matter of

Legend S.,

A Dependent Child Under 18 Years of Age Pursuant to §384-b of the Social Docket No. B-33875/15

Services Law of the State of New York.

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Edwin Gould Services For Children,

Petitioner-Appellant,

Tyrrel S.,

Respondent-Respondent.

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Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq.,

The Legal Aid Society,

Juvenile Rights Division,

Attorney for the Child.

Respondent-respondent father having moved for leave to respond, as a poor person, to the appeal from the order of the Family Court, New York County, entered on or about March 29, 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: April 6, 2017

_____________________ CLERK

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

M-1382