Opinion
CA 19-00997 Claim No: 124866
06-07-2019
ERWIN WILLIAMS, CLAIMANT-APPELLANT, v. STATE OF NEW YORK, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.
PRESENT:
Appellant having moved for permission to proceed as a poor person and for assignment of counsel on the appeal taken herein from an order of the Court of Claims, entered December 19, 2018,
Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon,
It is hereby ORDERED that the motion is denied, with leave to renew the motion insofar as it seeks permission to proceed as a poor person upon the filing and service of a new motion that includes, among other things, an affidavit setting forth sufficient facts so that the merit of the contentions can be ascertained (see CPLR 1101 [a]; 22 NYCRR 1250.4 [d] [2] [i]).
Memorandum: Assignment of counsel is not available.
Entered: June 7, 2019
Mark W. Bennett
Clerk of the Court