New York Court of Claims

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The New York Court of Claims is a specialized state court that exclusively hears civil cases seeking money damages against the State of New York and certain state-related entities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of limited jurisdiction
state court
trial court
alsoKnownAs New York Court of Claims
surface form: Court of Claims of the State of New York
appliesLaw New York State statutes
surface form: New York State law
canHear claims arising from breach of contract by the State of New York
claims arising from negligence of state employees
claims arising from wrongful acts of state agencies
claims involving appropriation of real property by the State of New York
claims involving inmate personal injury in state correctional facilities
claims involving medical malpractice at state-operated facilities
claims involving tax refund suits against the State of New York
cannotGrant declaratory judgments except as authorized by statute
divorce decrees
injunctions except as incidental to money damages
country United States of America
employs clerks of the court
excludesJurisdiction cases seeking non-monetary relief except as incidental to money damages
claims against municipalities
claims against private parties
criminal cases
governingStatute New York Court of Claims self-linksurface differs
surface form: New York Court of Claims Act
hasCaseFilingRequirement notice of intention or claim must be filed within statutory time limits
hasCourthouseLocation Albany
surface form: Albany, New York

New York City
surface form: New York City, New York

other locations throughout New York State
hasExclusiveJurisdictionOver civil actions for money damages against the State of New York
hasJudgeTitle Judge of the Court of Claims
hasOfficialWebsite https://ww2.nycourts.gov/courts/nyscourtofclaims/index.shtml
hasProceduralRules Uniform Rules for the Court of Claims
hasSeat Albany
surface form: Albany, New York
hasTypeOfRemedy monetary damages
hearsAppealsTo Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York
surface form: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
judgesAppointedBy Governor of New York
judicialSelectionType appointment
jurisdiction civil cases seeking money damages
claims against certain state-related entities
claims against the State of New York
language English
legalSystem common law
locatedInJurisdiction U.S. state of New York
surface form: State of New York
oversees claims against certain New York State authorities as provided by statute
partOf New York State Judiciary
surface form: New York State Unified Court System
subjectTo New York State Constitution
surface form: New York Constitution

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New York Court of Claims alsoKnownAs New York Court of Claims
this entity surface form: Court of Claims of the State of New York
this entity surface form: Court of Claims of New York
New York Court of Claims governingStatute New York Court of Claims self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: New York Court of Claims Act
this entity surface form: Court of Errors (New York)
New York State Judiciary hasPart New York Court of Claims