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Papers Considered: Notice of Motion, Affirmation & Exhibits Annexed         1-4 Affidavit in Opposition & Exhibits Annexed   5-7 DECISION AND ORDER Upon the foregoing papers and for the following reasons, the Motion by Defendant State of New York (hereinafter “State”), seeking the dismissal of this Claim, is granted and the Claim is hereby dismissed as provided herein below. Pursuant to Court of Claims Act §11, Claimant, Etan Leibovitz (hereinafter “claimant”) served a Notice of Intention to File a Claim upon the Attorney General’s Office on February 13, 2023, attempting to provide notice of an action against the Defendant State of New York (hereinafter “State”), alleging that “[t]he acts of the defendant: NY State Court Officers Kenneth Coy[,] Shield #8130, Michael Zebro[,] Shield #8261 — False Arrest, False Imprisonment, Assault and Battery, Malicious Prosecution Docket No. CR 028558-22QN, Negligence, Negligent Hiring, Retention and Training[.] Arrested on November 15, 2022 at approximately 10 AM — Queens Civil Court 3rd floor hallways” (Notice of Intention to File a Claim, at 1, 2). This is followed by claimant’s recitation of alleged conversations he had with other Court Officers, which he refers to as “Verbal Assault, threats, and battery — At approximately 11:00 a.m.” (id. at 2, 2). Other than these conclusory statements, no details were provided with respect to the incidents. However, by Verified Claim filed July 11, 2023, the claimant commenced the instant action against the State to recover damages for various alleged intentional torts and constitutional violations arising from his arrest and criminal prosecution by Queens County Civil Court, State Court Officers and the Queens County District Attorney’s Office. Specifically, the Claim — comprised of 200 paragraphs on 42 pages — explains that the claimant has been pursuing a business legal dispute against his prior business partners, Alex Patino and David Zimm, for over ten years and has expressed frustration about the proceedings delay to judges of the Queens County Civil Court (see Claim at 4, 6, 7,

14, 30, 31). Several court appearances ensued in 2022, wherein claimant would always abruptly ask the presiding judge at the time, Civil Court Judge John Katsanos, whether “he read the complete docket and if he had sufficient amount of time to familiarize himself with the [c]laimant’s pending lawsuit before presiding over the hearing” (id. at 7,

 
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