Jefferson v. Stubbe

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Monroe County (Elma A. Bellini, J.), entered August 3, 2011. The order denied the motion of plaintiff for permission to proceed as a poor person.

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

Memorandum: Plaintiff commenced this action seeking declaratory and other relief based on the alleged negligence of defendant, his former attorney in a criminal matter. Contrary to plaintiffs contention, Supreme Court did not abuse its discretion in denying his motion for permission to proceed as a poor person pursuant…