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MATTER OF KATHERINE B.

189 A.D.2d 443 (1993)

In the Matter of Katherine B., a Child Alleged to be Abused and Neglected. Suffolk County Department of Social Services et al., Appellants; Marilyn B., Respondent, and National Broadcasting Company, Inc., Intervenor-Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

April 19, 1993

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Cimino, County Attorney of Suffolk County, Hauppauge (Robert H. Cabble and Theodore D. Sklar of counsel), for Suffolk County Department of Social Services, appellant.

John F. Middlemiss, Jr., Central Islip (Anthony DiSanti of counsel; Richard Aitken on the brief), Law Guardian, for infant.

James M. Catterson, Jr., District Attorney of Suffolk County, Riverhead (William T. Ferris and Eileen A. Powers of counsel), appellant pro se.

Gayle Chatilo Sproul and Karen A. Estilo, New York City, for intervenor-respondent.

Adam Liptak, New York City, for The New York Times Company; Christopher J. Nolan, Melville, for Newsday, Inc.; Roger Goodspeed, New York City, for Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.; Douglas P. Jacobs and Susanna M. Lowy, New York City, for CBS, Inc.; and Muriel Henle Reis, New York City, for Fox Television Stations, Inc., amici curiae. (One brief filed.)

MANGANO, P. J., BRACKEN, MILLER, O'BRIEN and PIZZUTO, JJ., concur.

Per Curiam.

The question to be resolved on these appeals is whether the courtroom should be closed to the public and the press in the instant child protective proceeding commenced under Family Court Act article 10. In our view, this question must be answered in the affirmative.

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The infant Katherine B., who is 10 years old, was allegedly kidnapped by John Esposito...

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