The Central Park Five have filed a lawsuit seeking $52 million in damages against New York State in the court of claims for wrongful imprisonment.

The five men received a $41 million settlement in a federal lawsuit for the same charge against New York City in June, without the city admitting culpability and law enforcement misconduct. Their state claim was reactivated in September after the city settled.

Myron Beldock, attorney for four of the five men, dismissed any notion that the group had already pocketed enough taxpayer money.

"It's not a double dip," he told the New York Daily News. "Although our clients got substantial payments, we don't think it was sufficient for their lawsuits. How much is a year in jail worth in a child's life?"

A spokesman for State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman signaled he was inclined to settle.

"Attorney General Schneiderman is committed to protecting the rights of the wrongfully convicted, and to helping individuals obtain justice and put their lives back together again," Matt Mittenthal told the New York Daily News. "We expect to meet with attorneys for the five men, and look forward to discussing a potential settlement to resolve their claims.

Twenty-five years ago, a woman was raped and left for dead while jogging in New York's Central Park. The crime outraged many in the city, and the story made news headlines around the world. Five black and Latino teenagers were convicted based on their confessions. In 2002, the actual rapist confessed to the crime, and the five men were exonerated.

By then, Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam and Raymond Santana, Jr. had each spent seven years in prison, and Kharey Wise had spent 13 years in prison.

The Five sued the city, but Mayor Michael Bloomberg refused to settle, arguing that the confessions withstood scrutiny. Mayor Bill de Blasio said during his campaign he would settle the lawsuit.

The first hearing in the state case is Wednesday, where both sides are expected to discuss a timeline for turning over the material  from the federal case -- over 200,000 pages of records and over 95 depositions.

Raymond Santana, Jr. said that he hoped Schneiderman would be as sympathetic to the five's plight as de Blasio.

"It's been 25 years since we went through this great injustice, the labels, the false imprisonment, the destruction of our family structures, the turning of the backs, the ridicule. We were given a social death, we weren't supposed to survive but through the grace of God we are here today," said Santana at the time of the City's settlement.