Russo v. State

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

Russo v. State

50 A.D.3d 1554, 855 N.Y.S.2d 402

CourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

DecidedApril 25, 2008

DocketClaim No. 105954

StatusPublished

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Russo v. State, 50 A.D.3d 1554, 855 N.Y.S.2d 402 (N.Y. Ct. App. 2008).

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from a [1555]*1555judgment of the Court of Claims (Philip J. Patti, J.), entered January 12, 2007 in an action for negligence and medical malpractice. The judgment dismissed the claim after trial.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.

Memorandum: Claimant, an inmate in a correctional facility, commenced this action alleging that defendant negligently delayed diagnosis and treatment of his back injury, resulting in further injury, pain and disability. The Court of Claims properly granted judgment in favor of defendant after trial. Claimant failed to “establish that the negligence of [defendant] or [defendant]’s deviation from the accepted standard of care was the proximate cause of the claimant’s injuries” (Lowe v State of New York, 35 AD3d 1281, 1282 [2006]). Contrary to claimant’s contentions, there is no constitutional requirement that the court assign counsel (see generally Matter of Smiley, 36 NY2d 433, 439 [1975]), nor did the court have authority to direct defendant to pay the fees incurred by claimant in retaining an expert witness (see Court of Claims Act § 27). We have considered claimant’s remaining contentions and conclude that they are lacking in merit. Present—Martoche, J.P., Centra, Lunn, Peradotto and Green, JJ.

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from a [1555]*1555judgment of the Court of Claims (Philip J. Patti, J.), entered January 12, 2007 in an action for negligence and medical malpractice. The judgment dismissed the claim after trial.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.

Memorandum: Claimant, an inmate in a correctional facility, commenced this action alleging that defendant negligently delayed diagnosis and treatment of his back injury, resulting in further injury, pain and disability. The Court of Claims properly granted judgment in favor of defendant after trial. Claimant failed to “establish that the negligence of [defendant] or [defendant]’s deviation from the accepted standard of care was the proximate cause of the claimant’s injuries” (Lowe v State of New York, 35 AD3d 1281, 1282 [2006]). Contrary to claimant’s contentions, there is no constitutional requirement that the court assign counsel (see generally Matter of Smiley, 36 NY2d 433, 439 [1975]), nor did the court have authority to direct defendant to pay the fees incurred by claimant in retaining an expert witness (see Court of Claims Act § 27). We have considered claimant’s remaining contentions and conclude that they are lacking in merit. Present—Martoche, J.P., Centra, Lunn, Peradotto and Green, JJ.

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