Gittens v. State

Appeal from that part of an order of the Court of Claims (Orlando, J.), entered September 20, 1990, which granted claimant’s motion for discovery and inspection and required the State to pay for the expense of photocopies.

Claimant, an inmate at Clinton Correctional Facility in Clinton County, sought to compel discovery and inspection of documents in this suit against the State for monetary damages arising out of alleged harassment and negligence. Although he had not sought poor person status, he did ask that he be provided with copies of the documents he sought pursuant to CPLR 3124. The…