In the Matter of Annabelle J.

Motion No: M-224

Slip Opinion No: 2018 NYSlipOp 67550(U)

Decided on March 22, 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.

March 22, 2018

In the Matter of

Annabelle J.,

A Child Under the Age of Eighteen

Years Alleged to be Neglected by

CONFIDENTIAL

Murdaline D., Respondent-Respondent.Docket Nos. NN-50200/12

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Administration for Children's Services,

et al.,

Petitioners-Respondents,

Stacey B.,

Foster Parent-Appellant.

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Seymour W. James, Jr., Esq., The Legal

Aid Society, Juvenile Rights Division,

Attorney for the Child.

Respondent-respondent mother having moved 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 June 9, 2016, 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 foster parent-appellant and 8 copies thereof are filed with this Court. ENTERED: March 22, 2018

_____________________ DEPUTY CLERK

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

M-224