Cassandra R v. Flemma

—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 family offense proceeding brought by petitioner against her father, and the other was a custody proceeding in which her aunt sought…