In the Matter of a Custody/Visitation Proceeding Under Article 6 of the Family Court Act. Tamba D.

Motion No: M-3936

Slip Opinion No: 2017 NYSlipOp 87238(U)

Decided on September 28, 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.

September 28, 2017

In the Matter of a Custody/Visitation

Proceeding Under Article 6 of the

Family Court Act.

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Tamba D., CONFIDENTIAL

Petitioner-Appellant, Docket Nos. V-23819-14

v V-23819-14/14A

V-23820-14

Houlenat D.,V-23820-14/14A

Respondent-Respondent.V-23821-14

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Jo Ann Douglas, Esq.,

Attorney for the Children.

v

Dana Stricker, Esq., Family Court attorney for the subject children, having moved on said childrens' behalf for leave to respond, as poor persons, to the appeal taken from the order

of the Family Court, Bronx County, entered on or about March 31, 2017, and for assignment of counsel, for 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, Jo Ann Douglas, Esq., 170 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10003, Telephone No. (212) 673-2895, 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: September 28, 2017

_____________________ CLERK

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

M-3936