Smiley v State of New York

Smiley v State of New York 2020 NY Slip Op 06634 Decided on November 13, 2020 Appellate Division, Fourth Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.

Decided on November 13, 2020 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department
PRESENT: PERADOTTO, J.P., CARNI, LINDLEY, CURRAN, AND BANNISTER, JJ.
836 CA 20-00532

[*1]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.

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