Matter of Martins v. DiNapoli

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of respondent denying petitioner’s applications for accidental disability retirement benefits.

Petitioner, a state trooper, filed two applications for accidental disability retirement benefits after allegedly sustaining disabling injuries to his right knee in November 2012 and July 2013. Specifically, he injured himself while playing basketball in November 2012, then tripped on a tile and fell at work in July 2013. Both applications were initially…