Taylor v. Fischer

*1257Petitioner was requested to provide a urine specimen for urinalysis testing, but claimed to be unable to do so even though he was offered a cup of water each hour for three consecutive hours, which he declined. As a result, he was charged in a misbehavior report with refusing a direct order and failing to comply with urinalysis testing procedures. He was found guilty of the charges at the conclusion of a tier III disciplinary hearing and the determination was affirmed on administrative appeal. This CPLR article 78 proceeding ensued.

We confirm. The detailed misbehavior report, together with…