Johnson v. State

Appeal from an order of the Court of Claims (Milano, J.), entered March 18, 2010, which denied claimant’s motion to renew.

Claimant, a prison inmate, was found guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules and was confined in the special housing unit from September 17, 2007 to December 14, 2007. On September 18, 2008, claimant commenced an action seeking monetary damages for his alleged wrongful confinement. Defendant answered, raising timeliness as a defense, and claimant moved for summary judgment or permission to file a late claim pursuant to Court of Claims Act § 10 (6). Defendant…