IN THE MATTER OF ROBERTO GUZMAN V REBECA L. PATTERSON
Motion No: CAF 24-01911
Slip Opinion No: 2025 NY Slip Op 63544(U)
Decided on February 10, 2025
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.


February 10, 2025

PRESENT: WHALEN, P.J., LINDLEY, CURRAN, BANNISTER, AND MONTOUR, JJ.

CAF 24-01911
Docket No: V-2489-13/23F

IN THE MATTER OF ROBERTO GUZMAN, PETITIONER-APPELLANT,

V

REBECA L. PATTERSON, RESPONDENT-RESPONDENT.


Petitioner-appellant having moved 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, Oswego County, entered July 26, 2024,

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

It is hereby ORDERED that the motion insofar as it seeks the assignment of counsel is denied on the ground that such relief is not authorized (see Family Court Act §§ 262 [a] [vi], 1120 [a]), and

It is further ORDERED that the motion insofar as it seeks permission to proceed as a poor person is denied, with leave to renew upon the filing and service of a new motion that includes, among other things, an affidavit setting forth sufficient facts so that the merit of the contentions can be ascertained (see CPLR 1101 [a]; 22 NYCRR 1250.4 [d] [2] [i]).

Entered: February 10, 2025

Ann Dillon Flynn

Clerk of the Court