Blaylock v State of New York

Blaylock v State of New York 2014 NY Slip Op 04457 Decided on June 18, 2014 Appellate Division, Second 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 June 18, 2014 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department
RANDALL T. ENG, P.J.
LEONARD B. AUSTIN
SYLVIA O. HINDS-RADIX
HECTOR D. LASALLE, JJ.

[*1]Michael Blaylock, appellant,

v

State of New York, respondent. (Claim No. 114245)

Michael Blaylock, Marcy, N.Y., appellant pro se.

DECISION & ORDER

In a claim to recover damages for personal injuries, the claimant appeals from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Soto, J.), dated August 22, 2011, which, upon a decision of the same court dated June 16, 2011, made after a trial, is in favor of the defendant and against him dismissing the claim.

ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed, without costs or disbursements.

"It is the obligation of the appellant to assemble a proper record on appeal" (Matison v County of Nassau, 290 AD2d 494, 495; see Milowski v Michael, 69 AD3d 909, 909; Nakyeoung Seoung v Vicuna, 38 AD3d 734, 735; Singh v Getty Petroleum Corp., 275 AD2d 740, 740). Here, the appellant failed to include in the record on appeal a copy of the trial transcript. Since, under the circumstances, the record is inadequate to enable this Court to render an informed decision on the merits, the appeal must be dismissed (see Hazell v State of New York, 81 AD3d 893; Milowski v Michael, 69 AD3d at 909; Robertson v United Equities, Inc., 61 AD3d 838, 839; Nakyeoung Seoung v Vicuna, 38 AD3d at 735; Gerhardt v New York City Tr. Auth., 8 AD3d 427, 427-428; Matison v County of Nassau, 290 AD2d at 495; Lowry v Suffolk County Water Auth., 287 AD2d 551, 552).

ENG, P.J., AUSTIN, HINDS-RADIX and LASALLE, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court