BATTEASE, PHILLIP P. v. STATE OF NEW YORK

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department 422 CA 13-01877 PRESENT: SMITH, J.P., VALENTINO, WHALEN, AND DEJOSEPH, JJ. PHILLIP P. BATTEASE, CLAIMANT-APPELLANT, V MEMORANDUM AND ORDER STATE OF NEW YORK, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT. (CLAIM NO. 120512.) PHILLIP P. BATTEASE, CLAIMANT-APPELLANT PRO SE. ERIC T. SCHNEIDERMAN, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ALBANY (KATHLEEN M. ARNOLD OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT. Appeal from an order of the Court of Claims (Renee Forgensi Minarik, J.), entered July 29, 2013. The order denied the motion of claimant to compel discovery.…