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

Motion No: M-2179

Slip Opinion No: 2017 NYSlipOp 76727(U)

Decided on June 13, 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 13, 2017

In the Matter of a Proceeding for

Custody and/or Visitation Under

Article 6 of the Family Court Act. CONFIDENTIAL

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Matthew C., Docket No. V-38188/16

Petitioner-Respondent,

v

Robin B.,

Respondent-Appellant.

Petitioner-respondent having moved for leave to respond, as a poor person, to the appeal taken from the order of the Family Court, New York County, entered on or about February 27, 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 Article 18b of the County Law

and §1120 of the Family Court Act, Leslie S. Lowenstein, Esq.,

567 Sunset Drive, Woodmere, NY 11598, Telephone No. (516) 374-1962, 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. ENTERED: June 13, 2017

_____________________ CLERK

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

M-2179