Williams v. State

Crew III, J.P.

Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Silverman, J.), entered March 22, 2000, upon a decision of the court in favor of the State.

*587Claimant is an inmate incarcerated at Eastern Correctional Facility in Ulster County. In January 1998, claimant commenced this action, pro se, for personal injuries allegedly sustained when he was assaulted by correction officer Deborah Marcus. The alleged assault was unwitnessed, and claimant and Marcus offered at trial conflicting versions of what had occurred. At the conclusion of the trial, the Court of Claims dismissed the claim and…