In the Matter of Donnisha S.

Motion No: M-2173

Slip Opinion No: 2017 NYSlipOp 75395(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

Donnisha S.,

A Child Under 18 Years of Age Alleged

to be Abused and/or Neglected Under

Article 10 of the Family Court Act.

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Commissioner of Children's Services

of the City of New York, Petitioner-Appellant,Docket No. NN-27941/16

Patricia W. and Adonis S.,

Respondents,

Lori W.,

Respondent-Respondent.

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Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq., The Legal

Aid Society, Juvenile Rights Division,

Attorney for the Child.

Respondent-respondent 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 March 16, 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, Neal D. Futerfas, Esq., 50 Main Street, Suite #1000, White Plains, NY 10606, Telephone No. 914-552-6076, 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 ohn W. Sweeny, Jr. Dianne T. Renwick,Justices

M-2173