In the Matter of the Application for the Custody and Guardianship of Noah Iaan T.

Motion No: M-5583

Slip Opinion No: 2018 NYSlipOp 61305(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 the Application for

the Custody and Guardianship of

Noah Iaan T.,

A Child Under 18 Years of Age

Pursuant to Article 6 of the FamilyCONFIDENTIAL

Court Act and/or § 384-b of the SocialServices Law of the State of New York Docket Nos. AS-10871/17

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Catholic Guardian Services, et al.,

Petitioners-Respondents,

Argenis C.,

Respondent-Appellant.

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Lewis L. Calderon, Esq.,

Attorney for the Child.

Joann Bourne, 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 June 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, 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-5583