Rodriguez v. Goord

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Teresi, J.), entered April 4, 2007 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of the Central Office Review Committee denying his grievance.

Petitioner, an inmate, filed a grievance challenging a recommendation that he participate in an Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment program, arguing that his more than 10-year abstinence from drug or alcohol use exempted him. His grievance was initially granted by the Inmate Grievance Resolution Committee, but was then…