Ramsey v. Commissioner of New York State Department of Correctional Services

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

As the result of a confrontation with correction officers which occurred while petitioner was being escorted to the exercise yard, petitioner was found guilty of refusing to obey a direct order, assaulting staff and possessing a weapon. He challenges this determination arguing, inter alia, that his disciplinary…