MATTER OF CASSANDRA R. v. FLEMMA


269 A.D.2d 862 (2000)

703 N.Y.S.2d 792

In the Matter of CASSANDRA R., by Next Friend, CHILDREN'S RIGHTS INITIATIVE, INC., Appellant, v. JOHN E. FLEMMA, as Oneida County Family Court Hearing Officer, et al., Respondents.

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

Decided February 16, 2000.


Appeal unanimously dismissed without costs.

Memorandum:

Petitioner appeals from a judgment denying her petition pursuant to CPLR 7803 (2), which sought to prohibit respondents from denying her the right to be represented by counsel of her own choosing in matters pending in Family Court, thereby exceeding their jurisdiction and authority. Petitioner was 15 years old when she appeared in Family Court with counsel of her own choosing on two matters. One was a...

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