Opinion
CA 19-00997 Claim No. 124866
11-04-2019
ERWIN WILLIAMS, CLAIMANT-APPELLANT, v. STATE OF NEW YORK, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.
PRESENT:
Appellant having moved for permission to proceed as a poor person and to vacate dismissal of 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 for permission to proceed as a poor person is granted, and
It is further ORDERED that the motion insofar as it seeks to vacate dismissal of the appeal is granted, on the condition that appellant perfects the appeal on or before January 3, 2020, and
It is further ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court of Claims provide appellant with copies of all transcripts of stenographic, digitally recorded, or audiotaped minutes, if any, of the proceedings had and filed in said Clerk's Office upon which the appeal is based, along with one copy of any other paper or document on file in the Clerk's Office that is relevant and necessary to the appeal, and
It is further ORDERED that appellant shall pay costs and fees and any sum expended by the Court of Claims in providing the aforesaid stenographic copy out of any recovery by judgment or settlement.
Entered: November 4, 2019
Mark W. Bennett
Clerk of the Court