In the Matter of a Paternity Proceeding Under Article 5 of the Unified Interstate Family Support Act Corporation Counsel

In the Matter of a Paternity Proceeding Under Article 5 of the Unified Interstate Family Support Act Corporation Counsel
Motion No: M-8244
Slip Opinion No: 2019 NYSlipOp 86147(U)
Decided on December 17, 2019
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.



December 17, 2019

In the Matter of a Paternity Proceeding

Under Article 5 of the Unified

Interstate Family Support Act

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Corporation Counsel, New York City, CONFIDENTIAL

Joy H., Petitioners-Respondents, Docket No. U-12382-18

v

Tyrone M.,

Respondent-Appellant.

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Randall S. Carmel, Esq.,

Attorney for the Children.

Respondent-appellant having moved for leave to prosecute, as a poor person, the appeal taken from an Order After Estoppel Hearing of the Family Court, New York County, entered on or about October 29, 2019, 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 the certification of William Wight Booth, Esq., dated November 15, 2019, and due deliberation having been had thereon, it is Ordered that the motion is granted to the extent of

(1) assigning, pursuant to Article 18b of the County Law and §1120 of the Family Court Act, Anne Reiniger, Esq., 228 East 45th Street, Suite 900, New York, New York 10017, Telephone No. 646-627-8875, as counsel for purposes of prosecuting the appeal; (2) directing the Clerk of said Family Court to have transcribed the minutes of the proceedings held therein, for inclusion in the record on appeal, the cost thereof to be charged against the City

of New York from funds available therefor[FN1] within 30 days (FCA 1121[7]) of service of a copy of this order upon the Clerk; (3) permitting appellant to dispense with any fee for the transfer of the record from the Family Court to this Court. The Clerk of the Family Court shall transfer the record upon receipt of this order; and (4) directing appellant to perfect this appeal, in compliance with Section 1250.9 of the Practice Rules of the Appellate Division, within 60 days of the filing of the transcripts. Assigned counsel is directed to immediately serve a copy of this order upon the Clerk of the Family Court. (See, M-8396, dated December 17, 2019, released simultaneously herewith).ENTERED: December 17, 2019

_____________________ CLERK

Present - Hon. Rolando T. Acosta, Presiding Justice, David Friedman Dianne T. Renwick Rosalyn H. Richter Sallie Manzanet-Daniels, Justices

M-8244

Footnotes


Footnote 1:Service of appellant�s brief upon respondent(s) shall include assigned counsel�s copy of the transcript.