In the Matter of the Guardianship of the Person and Custody of Michaellica W.

Motion No: M-2404

Slip Opinion No: 2017 NYSlipOp 78603(U)

Decided on June 29, 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 29, 2017

In the Matter of the Guardianship of

the Person and Custody of

Michaellica W.,

A Child Under 18 Years of AgeCONFIDENTIAL

Pursuant to § 384-b of the Social Services Law of the State of New York Docket No. B-22661/08

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New York Foundling Hospital,

Petitioner-Respondent,

Michael W.,

Respondent-Appellant.

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Andrew J. Baer, Esq.,

Attorney for the Child.

Patricial L. Moreno, Esq., court attorney for the subject child, having moved on the child's behalf for leave to respond, as a poor person, to the appeal from the order of the Family Court, Bronx County, entered on or about February 24, 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, Andrew J. Baer, Esq., 299 Broadway, Suite #1415, New York, NY 10007, Telephone No. 212-233-0318, 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 29, 2017

_____________________ CLERK

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

M-2404