Rivera v. Coombe

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

Petitioner was found guilty of violating prison disciplinary rules prohibiting assaults on other inmates and violent conduct. He challenges the determination on the ground that it is not supported by substantial evidence. We disagree. The evidence relied upon by the Hearing Officer included the eyewitness testimony of a confidential informant who…