Hazell v. State

• Decision Date: 22 February 2011
• Citation: 81 A.D.3d 893,917 N.Y.S.2d 880
• Parties: Monica HAZELL, appellant, v. STATE of New York, respondent.
• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

917 N.Y.S.2d 880

81 A.D.3d 893

Monica HAZELL, appellant,

v.STATE of New York, respondent.

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.

Feb. 22, 2011.

Monica Hazell, Brooklyn, N.Y., appellant pro se.

Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, New York, N.Y. (Richard Dearing and Patrick J. Walsh of counsel), for respondent.

In a claim to recover damages for personal injuries, the claimant appeals from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Soto, J.), dated August 25, 2009, which, upon a decision of the same court dated July 21, 2009, made after a nonjury trial on the issue of liability, is in favor of the defendant and against her dismissing the claim.

ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed, without costs or disbursements.

"It is the obligation of the appellant to assemble a proper record on appeal" ( Matison v. County of Nassau, 290 A.D.2d 494, 495, 736 N.Y.S.2d 115; see Milowski v. Michael, 69 A.D.3d 909, 909, 892 N.Y.S.2d 862; Nakyeoung Seoung v. Vicuna, 38 A.D.3d 734, 735, 830 N.Y.S.2d 911; Singh v. Getty Petroleum Corp., 275 A.D.2d 740, 740, 713 N.Y.S.2d 490). Here, the appellant failed to include in the record on appeal a copy of the trial transcript.Since, under the circumstances, the record is inadequate to enable this Court to render an informed decision on the merits, the appeal must be dismissed ( see Milowski v. Michael, 69 A.D.3d at 909, 892 N.Y.S.2d 862; Robertson v. United Equities, Inc., 61 A.D.3d 838, 839, 876 N.Y.S.2d 875;Nakyeoung Seoung v. Vicuna, 38 A.D.3d at 735, 830 N.Y.S.2d 911; Gerhardt v. New York City Tr. Auth., 8 A.D.3d 427, 427-428, 778 N.Y.S.2d 536; Matison v. County of Nassau, 290 A.D.2d at 495, 736 N.Y.S.2d 115; Lowry v. Suffolk County Water Auth., 287 A.D.2d 551, 552, 731 N.Y.S.2d 658).

COVELLO, J.P., CHAMBERS, LOTT and COHEN, JJ., concur.