Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M268114

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ALAN D. SCHEINKMAN, P.J.

SYLVIA O. HINDS-RADIX

BETSY BARROS

PAUL WOOTEN, JJ.

2019-10671 Faith Chang, appellant, v Jimmy Chen, respondent. (Index No. 9828/13)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION Assignment of Counsel

Motion by the appellant pro se for leave to prosecute an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County, dated June 11, 2019, as a poor person, and for the assignment of counsel.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and no papers having been filed in opposition or in relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion is granted to the extent that, pursuant to Judiciary Law § 35, the appellant is granted leave to proceed as a poor person on the appeal with respect to issues of custody and visitation, and the following named attorney is assigned as counsel to prosecute the appeal with respect to issues of custody and visitation:

Cheryl Charles-Duval

44 Court St., Ste. 909

Brooklyn, NY 11201

718-522-7472

and it is further,

ORDERED that the appeal will be heard on the original papers (including a certified transcript of the proceedings, if any) and on the briefs of the parties. The parties are directed to file an original and five duplicate hard copies, and, if represented by counsel, one digital copy, of their respective briefs, and to serve one hard copy on each other (22 NYCRR 1250.9[a][4],[c][1],[d],[e]); additionally, assigned counsel is directed to file proof of service of a subpoena upon the clerk of the court of original instance requiring all documents constituting the record on appeal to be filed with the Clerk of this Court (22 NYCRR 1250.9[a][4][I]); and it is further,

ORDERED that the stenographer(s) and/or the transcription service(s) is/are required promptly to make and certify two transcripts of the proceedings, if any, except for those minutes previously transcribed and certified (22 NYCRR 671.9), with respect to issues of custody and visitation; in the case of stenographers, both transcripts shall be filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court, and the clerk of the Supreme Court shall furnish one of such certified transcripts to the appellant's assigned counsel, without charge; in the case of transcription services, one transcript shall be filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court and one transcript shall be delivered to the assigned counsel. Assigned counsel is directed to provide copies of said transcripts to all of the other parties to the appeal, including the attorney for the children, if any, when assigned counsel serves a brief upon those parties; and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel shall prosecute the appeal with respect to custody and visitation expeditiously in accordance with any scheduling order or orders issued pursuant to § 670.3(b) of the rules of this Court (22 NYCRR 670.3[b]); and it is further,

ORDERED that assigned counsel is directed to serve a copy of this decision and order on motion upon the clerk of the Supreme Court, Kings County; and it is further,

ORDERED that the motion is otherwise denied.

SCHEINKMAN, P.J., HINDS-RADIX, BARROS and WOOTEN, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court