Levy v. State

— Cynthia Levy was sexually molested while a patient at Western State Hospital. The claim for damages, signed by her attorney and filed with the State Office of Risk Management, was not verified. A complaint was subsequently filed but the case was dismissed for want of prosecution three years after Levy’s attorney withdrew. A new attorney moved to vacate the order of dismissal, but the motion was denied. We hold that, because the claim was not verified as required by statute, the superior court lacked jurisdiction and dismissal was proper. We affirm.

It is alleged that, while a patient at…