In the Matter of a Proceeding for Custody and/or Visitation Under Article 6 of the Family Court Act. Bunita B.

Motion No: M-2171

Slip Opinion No: 2017 NYSlipOp 75394(U)

Decided on June 1, 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.

June 1, 2017

In the Matter of a Proceeding for

Custody and/or Visitation Under

Article 6 of the Family Court Act.

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Bunita B., Petitioner-Appellant, Docket Nos. V-45186/15

V-31205/16

v V-45186/16A

Mark P.,

Respondent-Respondent.

Michelle F.P. Roberts, Esq., court attorney for the respondent-respondent Mark P., having moved on his behalf 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 9, 2017, 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, Richard L. Herzfeld, Esq., 112 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10016, Telephone No. 212-818-9019, 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: June 1, 2017

_____________________ CLERK

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

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