Cadiz v. Goord

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

After a search of his cube divulged a vial of prescription medication that had exceeded its expiration date, as well as three unidentified tablets that had been secreted in a container of dental floss, petitioner was found guilty of violating the prison disciplinary rule that prohibits possession of unauthorized medication. Substantial evidence supports the…