Ostrowski v. State

OPINION OF THE COURT

Donald J. Corbett, Jr., J.

The claim herein was filed on January 30, 1998, following *891my order permitting a late claim pursuant to Court of Claims Act § 10 (6). The underlying cause of action commenced on August 13, 1996, when claimant was arrested, booked, strip searched, etc., for the alleged failure to have paid a fine and surcharge of $590. After some 20 hours in confinement, claimant was released from custody by Rochester City Court Judge Joseph D. Valentino, with the case adjourned to City Court Judge Teresa Johnson, who had originally issued the arrest warrant.

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