Smiley v. State

Full title: ROBERT SMILEY, CLAIMANT-APPELLANT, v. STATE OF NEW YORK…

Court: SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department

Date published: Nov 13, 2020

2020 N.Y. Slip Op. 6634 (N.Y. App. Div. 2020)

Opinion

836 CA 20-00532

11-13-2020

ROBERT SMILEY, CLAIMANT-APPELLANT, v. STATE OF NEW YORK, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT. (CLAIM NO. 116640.) (APPEAL NO. 1.)

STANLEY LAW OFFICES, LLP, SYRACUSE (ANTHONY R. MARTOCCIA OF COUNSEL), FOR CLAIMANT-APPELLANT. LETITIA JAMES, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ALBANY (SARAH L. ROSENBLUTH OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

PERADOTTO, J.P., CARNI, LINDLEY, CURRAN, AND BANNISTER, JJ.

PRESENT:

STANLEY LAW OFFICES, LLP, SYRACUSE (ANTHONY R. MARTOCCIA OF COUNSEL), FOR CLAIMANT-APPELLANT.

LETITIA JAMES, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ALBANY (SARAH L. ROSENBLUTH OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

Appeal from an order of the Court of Claims (Diane L. Fitzpatrick, J.), entered November 19, 2019. The order awarded claimant damages in accordance with CPLR article 50-B.

It is hereby ORDERED that said appeal is unanimously dismissed without costs (see Hughes v Nussbaumer, Clarke & Velzy , 140 AD2d 988, 988 [4th Dept 1988]; Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. v Roberts & Roberts , 63 AD2d 566, 567 [1st Dept 1978]; see also CPLR 5501 [a] [1]).

Entered: November 13, 2020

Mark W. Bennett

Clerk of the Court