In the Matter of a Custody/Visitation Proceeding Under Article 6 of the Family Court Act. Brittany L. M.

Motion No: M-2337

Slip Opinion No: 2017 NYSlipOp 77805(U)

Decided on June 22, 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 22, 2017

In the Matter of a Custody/Visitation

Proceeding Under Article 6 of the

Family Court Act. CONFIDENTIAL

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Petitioner-Respondent,

v

Walter D.,

Respondent-Appellant.

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Yissel Cabrera, Esq.,

Attorney for the Child.

Roma Baran, Esq., court attorney for petitioner-respondent mother, having moved on petitioner-respondent's behalf 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 23, 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, Randall Carmel, Esq., 53 Jackson Avenue, Syosset, NY 11791, Telephone

No. (516) 921-6800, 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 22, 2017

_____________________ CLERK

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

M-2337