In the Matter of Antonio S.

Motion No: M-1959

Slip Opinion No: 2017 NYSlipOp 71045(U)

Decided on April 20, 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 20, 2017

In the Matter of

Antonio S.,

Jordan S., CONFIDENTIAL

and Jayden B., Docket Nos. NN-20046-7/15

Children Under 18 Years of Age Alleged

to be Neglected Under Article 10 of

the Family Court Act.

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Administration for Children's

Services,

Petitioner-Respondent,

Antonio S.,

Respondent-Appellant.

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Kenneth Tuccillo, Esq.,

Attorney for the Children.

Ellen Winter Mendelson, Esq., court attorney for the

subject children, having moved on the children's behalf for leave to respond, as poor persons, to the appeal taken from the order of the Family Court, Bronx County, entered on or about June 10, 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 §1120 of the Family Court Act,

Kenneth M. Tuccillo, Esq., 591 Warburton Avenue, #576, Hasting

on Hudson, New York, NY 10706, Telephone No. (914) 439-4843, as counsel for purposes of responding to the appeal; (2) permitting movants to respond to the appeal upon a reproduced respondents' 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. The appeal is adjourned to the September 2017 Term. ENTERED: April 18, 2017

_____________________ CLERK

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

M-1959