Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M294177

AFA/

ANGELA G. IANNACCI, J.P.

JOSEPH J. MALTESE

HELEN VOUTSINAS

LOURDES M. VENTURA, JJ.

2023-06743 Rufus Graham, appellant, v State of New York, respondent. (Claim No. 128767)

DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION

Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims, dated May 3, 2023. Motion by the appellant pro se, inter alia, for leave to prosecute the appeal as a poor person.

Upon the papers filed in support of the motion and no papers having been filed in opposition or in relation thereto, it is

ORDERED that the branch of the motion which is for leave to prosecute the appeal on the original papers is granted; and it is further,

ORDERED that the branches of the motion which are, inter alia, to waive payment of the filing fee and for free transcripts are denied; and it is further,

ORDERED that on the Court's own motion, the appellant's time to perfect the appeal by causing the original papers constituting the record on appeal to be filed in the office of the Acting Clerk of this Court (see 22 NYCRR 1250.9[a][5]), and by serving and filing the appellant's brief via NYSCEF, if applicable, or, if NYSCEF is not mandated, by serving the appellant's brief, and uploading a digital copy of the appellant's brief, with proof of service thereof, through the digital portal on this Court's website, is extended until March 15, 2024; if the appellant is unable to access the digital portal on this Court's website, the appellant may file one copy of the brief by regular mail.

IANNACCI, J.P., MALTESE, VOUTSINAS and VENTURA, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Darrell M. Joseph

Acting Clerk of the Court