Opinion
11-10-2016
Carol J. KOBRIN, Claimant–Appellant, v. STATE of New York, Defendant–Respondent. (Claim No. 120337.).
Hogan Willig, PLLC, Amherst (Diane R. Tiveron of Counsel), for claimant-appellant. Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, Albany (Owen Demuth of Counsel), for defendant-respondent.
Appeal from an order of the Court of Claims (Michael E. Hudson, J.), entered July 6, 2015. The order dismissed the claim.
Hogan Willig, PLLC, Amherst (Diane R. Tiveron of Counsel), for claimant-appellant.
Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, Albany (Owen Demuth of Counsel), for defendant-respondent.
MEMORANDUM:Claimant appeals from an order granting defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the claim. Contrary to claimant's contention, we conclude that the Court of Claims properly granted defendant's motion based on claimant's failure to plead the “total sum claimed” (Court of Claims Act § 11[b] ; see Kolnacki v. State of New York, 8 N.Y.3d 277, 280–281, 832 N.Y.S.2d 481, 864 N.E.2d 611, rearg. denied 8 N.Y.3d 994, 838 N.Y.S.2d 835, 870 N.E.2d 153 ; Lepkowski v. State of New York, 1 N.Y.3d 201, 206–207, 770 N.Y.S.2d 696, 802 N.E.2d 1094 ). There must be strict compliance with the pleading requirements contained in Court of Claims Act § 11(b) (see Kolnacki, 8 N.Y.3d at 280–281, 832 N.Y.S.2d 481, 864 N.E.2d 611 ; Lepkowski, 1 N.Y.3d at 206–207, 770 N.Y.S.2d 696, 802 N.E.2d 1094 ). “Notwithstanding [claimant's] argument that ‘the total sum claimed’ does not necessarily have to be a dollar figure, it is clear that her claim—entirely lacking any amount of monetary damages—failed to satisfy the requirements of the statute” (Kolnacki, 8 N.Y.3d at 280, 832 N.Y.S.2d 481, 864 N.E.2d 611 ).
It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.
WHALEN, P.J., SMITH, LINDLEY, TROUTMAN, and SCUDDER, JJ., concur.