Opinion
# 2018-040-089 Claim No. 124176 Motion No. M-92309
10-16-2018
KELEIK WATERS v. THE STATE OF NEW YORK
Keleik Waters, Pro Se BARBARA D. UNDERWOOD Attorney General of the State of New York By: Sean B. Virkler, Esq., AAG
Synopsis
Court dismisses Claim as Claimant failed to establish the Claim was served upon Defendant.
Case information
| UID: | 2018-040-089 |
| Claimant(s): | KELEIK WATERS |
| Claimant short name: | WATERS |
| Footnote (claimant name) : | |
| Defendant(s): | THE STATE OF NEW YORK |
| Footnote (defendant name) : | Caption amended to reflect the State of New York as the proper defendant. |
| Third-party claimant(s): | |
| Third-party defendant(s): | |
| Claim number(s): | 124176 |
| Motion number(s): | M-92309 |
| Cross-motion number(s): | |
| Judge: | CHRISTOPHER J. McCARTHY |
| Claimant's attorney: | Keleik Waters, Pro Se |
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| Defendant's attorney: | BARBARA D. UNDERWOOD Attorney General of the State of New York By: Sean B. Virkler, Esq., AAG |
| Third-party defendant's attorney: | |
| Signature date: | October 16, 2018 |
| City: | Albany |
| Comments: | |
| Official citation: | |
| Appellate results: | |
| See also (multicaptioned case) |
Decision
By Order to Show Cause originally returnable August 8, 2018, and subsequently adjourned by the Court at the State's request to October 10, 2018, the Court noted that Claimant may have failed to comply with the service requirements of § 11 of the Court of Claims Act. The parties were ordered to submit a written statement relating to service of the Claim. The Order to Show Cause also stated that, if the State "wishes to assert that the Claim was not served on the Attorney General, that statement should come from someone with personal knowledge of the contents of files and records of the Department of Law."
The Claim was filed with the office of the Clerk of the Court on April 7, 2014. The State did not file a verified answer to the Claim.
In response to the Court's order, Defendant submitted the Affidavit of Debra L. Mantell, a Legal Assistant II in the Albany Office of the Attorney General. Ms. Mantell attests that she is familiar with the digital case management system of the Attorney General's office regarding notices of intention to file claims, claims, and motions, that are received from the Court of Claims or received in the Attorney General's office. She further attests that, upon a search of the records of the New York State Attorney General's office, no record was found that a Notice of Intention to File a Claim and/or a Claim in this matter has been served on the Attorney General.
Claimant did not submit any papers contradicting the State's statements.
Claimant has provided no proof of service of the Claim upon the State of New York.
Accordingly, it is:
ORDERED that this Claim is dismissed.
October 16, 2018
Albany, New York
CHRISTOPHER J. McCARTHY
Judge of the Court of Claims The following papers were read and considered by the Court: Papers Numbered Order to Show Cause 1 Letter from Sean B. Virkler, Esq., Assistant Attorney General, and Affidavit of Debra L. Mantell 2 Filed Papers: Claim