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RODRIGUEZ v. THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
RODRIGUEZ v. THE STATE OF NEW YORK, #2000-014-531, , Motion No. M-61922
Application for permission to file a late claim is denied, because the proposed claim does not contain the information set forth in Court of Claims Act §11(b), as required by §10(6).
2000-014-531
M-61922
Alfredo Rodriguez, Pro se
The following papers were read on claimant's application for permission to file a late claim pursuant to Court of Claims Act §10(6): Motion for Permission to File a Late Claim and attachments; Affirmation in Opposition and Exhibit annexed; Amended Complaint and Reply to Defendant's Opposition and exhibits attached; Reply Affirmation.
The claimant seeks permission to file a late claim alleging he was injured as a result of negligence on the part of Court Officers employed by the defendant. Specifically, he alleges that while in the custody of Court Officers at a court building in Suffolk County, he was transported by way of a staircase instead of an elevator; the staircase was unsafe and poorly lit; and that as a result, while handcuffed behind his back, he fell.
According to the claimant's submission, he originally sought to commence an action against Suffolk County, on the basis of the mistaken belief that the officers were County employees. On the circumstances presented by the claimant, the delay in filing the claim was not excusable.
In the absence of specific factual support of the State's perfunctory opposition with respect to the statutory factors of notice, opportunity to investigate, and prejudice caused by the delay, those factors are presumed to weigh in the claimant's favor. See, Calzada v State of New York, 121 AD2d 988; Cole v State of New York, 64 AD2d 1023, 1024.
Upon the claimant's entire submission, the claim appears to be meritorious, in that the claimant has specifically alleged the actions of the State upon which the cause of action is predicated. But the proposed claim included in the claimant's submission does not satisfy the requirements of Court of Claims Act §11(b). It does not adequately describe the location of the incident, nor does it describe in sufficient detail the alleged negligent conduct of the Court Officers. While this information has been provided in the claimant's "Amended Complaint and Reply to Defendant's Opposition," Court of Claims Act §10(6) requires that an application for permission to file a late claim must include a proposed claim which contains all the information set forth in §11(b).
It does not appear from the submissions that the claimant has any other available remedy.
Having considered the relevant statutory factors, Bay Terrace, supra, the application is denied, with leave to renew upon submission of an application which includes a proposed claim which contains the information required by §11(b).