BLACK, ANTOINETTE v. STATE OF NEW YORK

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department 1196 CA 14-00316 PRESENT: SCUDDER, P.J., SMITH, PERADOTTO, CARNI, AND SCONIERS, JJ. ANTOINETTE BLACK, AS TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF SERGIO BLACK, DECEASED, CLAIMANT-RESPONDENT-APPELLANT, V ORDER STATE OF NEW YORK, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT-RESPONDENT. (CLAIM NO. 115567.) (APPEAL NO. 1.) ERIC T. SCHNEIDERMAN, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ALBANY (ROBERT M. GOLDFARB OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT-RESPONDENT. FRANZBLAU DRATCH, P.C., NEW YORK CITY (STEPHEN N. DRATCH OF COUNSEL), FOR CLAIMANT-RESPONDENT-APPELLANT. Appeal and cross appeal from an order of the Court of Claims (Diane L. Fitzpatrick, J.), entered February 20, 2013. The order determined that, for the purposes of determining the discount rate under CPLR 5031, the date of decision is March 30, 2012. It is hereby ORDERED that said appeal and cross appeal are unanimously dismissed without costs (see Hughes v Nussbaumer, Clarke & Velzy, 140 AD2d 988; Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. v Roberts & Roberts, 63 AD2d 566, 567; see also CPLR 5501 [a] [1]). Entered: February 13, 2015 Frances E. Cafarell Clerk of the Court