BARBOSA v. STATE OF NY


186 Misc.2d 926 (2001)

722 N.Y.S.2d 346

CINDY BARBOSA, Claimant, v. STATE OF NEW YORK, Defendant. (Claim No. 96736.)

Court of Claims.

January 10, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sobel, Ross & Fliegel (Michael Stieglitz of counsel), for claimant.

Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General (Dewey Lee of counsel), for defendant.


OPINION OF THE COURT

TERRY JANE RUDERMAN, J.

Claimant seeks damages for injuries she sustained while she was incarcerated at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility (Bedford) from June of 1996 until February 10, 1997, during which time she was raped by Correction Officer Thomas Haynes. The trial of this claim was bifurcated and this decision pertains solely to the issue of liability.

On January 16, 1998,...

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