ERWIN WILLIAMS, CLAIMANT- V STATE OF NEW YORK Claim No: 124866
Motion No: CA 19-00997
Slip Opinion No: 2019 NY Slip Op 72838(U)
Decided on June 7, 2019
Appellate Division, Fourth Department, Motion Decision
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This motion is uncorrected and is not subject to publication in the Official Reports.


June 7, 2019

PRESENT: WHALEN, P.J., SMITH, CENTRA, PERADOTTO, AND CARNI, JJ.

CA 19-00997

ERWIN WILLIAMS, CLAIMANT-APPELLANT,

V

STATE OF NEW YORK, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

Claim No: 124866


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