Legal Opinion

Pettus v. New York State Department of Correctional Services

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

Decided May 27, 2010PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (McDonough, J.), entered September 25, 2009 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of the Commissioner of Correctional Services finding petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

Petitioner sent a letter to a correction officer at the facility where he was housed accusing the officer of, among other things, being a white supremacist. The officer had previously instructed petitioner not to send him letters of this nature. As a result,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Moore v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  2. Parkinson v. SelskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. Harvey v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  4. In the Matter of Earnest v. Jp Molyneux Studio, Ltd.New York Court of Appeals · 2008
  5. Reid v. SelskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Harvey v. BradtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. Hughes v. BezioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  3. McKinney v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  4. McFadden v. BezioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  5. Matter of Credell v. HurtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018

1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API