N.Y. Court of Claims Act § 9: Jurisdiction and powers of the court

§ 9. Jurisdiction and powers of the court. The court shall have

jurisdiction: 1. To hear and determine all matters now pending in the

said court of claims.

2. To hear and determine a claim of any person, corporation or

municipality against the state for the appropriation of any real or

personal property or any interest therein, for the breach of contract,

express or implied, or for the torts of its officers or employees while

acting as such officers or employees, providing the claimant complies

with the limitations of this article. For the purposes of this act only,

a real property tax lien shall be deemed to be an interest in real

property.

2-a. To hear and determine a claim of any person, corporation or

municipality, against the state for the torts of members of the

organized militia and the employees in the division of military and

naval affairs of the executive department, providing that the claim is

encompassed by the waiver of immunity and assumption of liability

contained in section eight-a of this chapter, and providing, further,

that the claimant complies with the limitations of this article.

3. To hear and determine any claim in favor of the state against the

claimant, or against his assignor at the time of the assignment.

3-a. To hear and determine the claim for damages against the state for

unjust conviction and imprisonment pursuant to section eight-b of this

article.

4. To render judgment in favor of the claimant or the state for such

sum as should be paid by or to the state.

5. To order two or more claims growing out of the same set of facts to

be tried or heard together, with or without consolidation, whenever it

can be done without prejudice to a substantial right.

6. To order the interpleader of other parties known or unknown

whenever necessary for a complete determination of the claim or

counterclaim.

7. To provide for the perpetuation of testimony.

8. To open defaults; to vacate, amend, correct, or modify any process,

claim, order or judgment, in furtherance of justice for any error in

form or substance; before entry of judgment, to reopen a trial and

permit submission of further evidence; to grant a new trial upon any

grounds for which a new trial may be granted in the supreme court.

9. To establish rules for the government of the court and the

regulation of practice therein and to prescribe the forms of procedure

before it, in furtherance of the provisions of this act and not

inconsistent with law, and except as otherwise provided by this act or

by rules of this court or the civil practice law and rules, the practice

shall be the same as in the supreme court.

9-a. To make a declaratory judgment as defined in section three

thousand one of the civil practice law and rules with respect to any

controversy involving the obligation of an insurer to indemnify or

defend a defendant in any action pending in the court of claims,

provided that the court shall have no jurisdiction to enter a judgment

against an insurer pursuant to this subdivision either: (i) for money

damages; or, (ii) if the insurer would otherwise have a right to a jury

trial of the controversy with respect to which the declaratory judgment

is sought.

10. To provide for the regular or special sessions of the court, for

such terms and at such places as it may determine and to prepare the

calendar of cases therefor.

11. The court and the judges shall have all of the powers necessary to

carry out properly the jurisdiction granted and the duties imposed by

this act.

12. To hear and determine special proceedings for the distribution of

moneys deposited pursuant to subdivision (E) of section three hundred

four of the eminent domain procedure law.

13. To hear and determine a claim of any person against the state for

a retaliatory personnel action by its officers or employees pursuant to

section seventy-five-b of the civil service law or section seven hundred

forty of the labor law.