Rifkin v. Goord

Judgment unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: In this CPLR article 78 proceeding converted by Supreme Court into a declaratory judgment action, petitioner, an inmate, challenges the constitutionality of his placement in administrative segregation, a more restrictive placement than the protective custody for which he is eligible (see, 7 NYCRR 301.4 [a], [b]; 330.2 [a]). The prison authorities removed petitioner from the general prison population based on their determination that