Williams v. Coombe

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 Commissioner of Correctional Services which found petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

After a physical confrontation with correction officers, petitioner was found guilty of assaulting staff and refusing a direct order. Petitioner challenges this determination arguing, inter alia, that he was denied adequate employee assistance in preparing for his disciplinary hearing and that the Hearing Officer was…