Legal Opinion

Amaker v. Senkowski

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 13, 2000PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Clinton County) to review a determination of respondent Superintendent of Clinton Correctional Facility which found petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.

Following a tier II hearing, petitioner, a prison inmate, was found guilty of harassment. Contrary to petitioner’s contention, the misbehavior report written by an eyewitness and petitioner’s own admission that he called a correction officer a racist provides substantial evidence to support the determination of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Lucas v. ScullyNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. Lawrence v. HeadleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  3. Omaro v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  4. El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz v. SelskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  5. Ross v. BolakAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Jones v. Department of Correctional ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  2. Gargano v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  3. Gainey v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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