Sinanaj v. Goord

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Rumsey, J.), entered March 28, 2007 in Chemung County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of respondent Commissioner of Correctional Services finding petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

Petitioner, a prison inmate, commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding challenging a tier III disciplinary determination which found him guilty of engaging in violent conduct, possessing a weapon and refusing frisk procedures. Supreme Court dismissed the…