IN THE MATTER OF RELA S. SCOTT V DEREK L. BEARD
Motion No: CAF 23-00887
Slip Opinion No: 2023 NY Slip Op 73012(U)
Decided on August 30, 2023
Appellate Division, Fourth 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.


August 30, 2023

PRESENT: WHALEN, P.J., SMITH, PERADOTTO, LINDLEY, AND CURRAN, JJ.

CAF 23-00887
Docket Nos: V-06992-19/19A, V-06992-19/19B

IN THE MATTER OF RELA S. SCOTT, PETITIONER-RESPONDENT,

V

DEREK L. BEARD, RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.


Petitioner-respondent having applied for permission to proceed as a poor person and for assignment of counsel on the appeal taken herein from an order of the Family Court, Erie County, dated March 6, 2023,

Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the application, and due deliberation having been had thereon,

It is hereby ORDERED that the application is granted, and

It is further ORDERED that Caitlin Connelly, Esq., 170 Manhattan Avenue, PO Box 292, Buffalo, New York 14215, is hereby assigned as counsel for petitioner-respondent herein and may submit an original, five hard copies, and one electronic copy of the respondent's brief, together with proof of service of one hard copy of the brief upon any party exempt from e-filing pursuant to 22 NYCRR 1000.17 (c) (6) (A).

Entered: August 30, 2023

Ann Dillon Flynn

Clerk of the Court