In the Matter of Jayma C.

Motion No: M-5580

Slip Opinion No: 2018 NYSlipOp 61302(U)

Decided on January 16, 2018

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.

January 16, 2018

In the Matter of

Jayma C., and

Jari F.,

Children Under 18 Years of Age Alleged

to be Neglected/Abused Under CONFIDENTIAL

Article 10 of the Family Court Act. - - - - - - - - - - - -Docket Nos. NN-16453/16

Administration for Children's Services,NN-16454/16

Petitioner-Respondent,

Jermaine F.,

Respondent-Appellant.

Thomas J. Caruso, Esq., court attorney for the subject children, having moved on the children's behalf for leave to respond, as a poor persons, to the appeal from orders of the Family Court, Bronx County, entered on or about July 18, 2017 and September 14, 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, Lewis S. Calderon, Esq., 155-03 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11432, Telephone No. 718-883-1560, 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: January 16, 2018

_____________________ CLERK

Present: Hon. Rolando T. Acosta,Presiding Justice, David Friedman John W. Sweeny, Jr. Dianne T. Renwick Rosalyn H. Richter,Justices

M-5580