Harris v. State

*1016OPINION OF THE COURT

Gerard M. Weisberg, J.

Claimant, an inmate of Taconic Correctional Facility, located at Bedford Hills, moves for permission to proceed as a poor person and for appointment of counsel, pursuant to CPLR 1101, in connection with a claim for damages arising out of the negligent dispensing of improper eye drops by prison authorities causing claimant to sustain temporary blindness.

The State contends that the Court of Claims lacks jurisdiction to appoint counsel, and that no authority exists for prosecution of claims in this court under poor person status, specifically pointing…