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DAWUD H., CLAIMANT–APPELLANT, v. STATE OF NEW YORK, DEFENDANT–RESPONDENT. (CLAIM NO. 117862.)
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum: Claimant commenced this action seeking a civil penalty and compensatory damages for the allegedly unauthorized disclosure of his “confidential HIV related information” by employees of the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision at Mid–State Correctional Facility (Public Health Law § 2780[7]; see § 2783[1][b] ). The Court of Claims properly denied claimant's motion for summary judgment inasmuch as claimant failed to establish as a matter of law that the information disclosed satisfies the definition of “confidential HIV related information” (cf. Tatta v. State of New York, 20 AD3d 825, 826, lv denied 5 NY3d 716; Doe v. Roe, 190 A.D.2d 463, 468, lv dismissed 82 N.Y.2d 846).
We decline defendant's request to search the record and grant summary judgment dismissing the claim inasmuch as defendant failed to establish that the disclosure was authorized by statute or regulation (see Public Health Law § 2782[1], [2]; 7 NYCRR 7.5[b][6] ), or that it was otherwise entitled to judgment as a matter of law (see generally Village of Ilion v County of Herkimer, 63 AD3d 1546, 1547).
Frances E. Cafarell
Clerk of the Court
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Docket No: CA 14–00215
Decided: November 21, 2014
Court: Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.
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