IN THE MATTER OF TRISTINA DEAS V RONALD CONTRERAS
Motion No: CAF 24-01319
Slip Opinion No: 2025 NY Slip Op 69269(U)
Decided on May 7, 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.


May 7, 2025

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

CAF 24-01319
Docket Nos: V-09924-23, V-10380-23, O-09749-23, O-09636-23

IN THE MATTER OF TRISTINA DEAS, PETITIONER-APPELLANT,

V

RONALD CONTRERAS, RESPONDENT-RESPONDENT.


Respondent-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, Monroe County, entered August 9, 2024,

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 Steven Salcedo, Esq., 505 Ellicott Street, Suite A333, Buffalo, New York 14203, is hereby assigned as counsel for respondent-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), and

It is further ORDERED that respondent-respondent submit his briefs to the Court, together with proof of service, on or before June 6, 2025, and the Clerk is directed to accept said briefs for filing.

Entered: May 7, 2025

Ann Dillon Flynn

Clerk of the Court