Legal Opinion

Abdul-Matiyn v. Coughlin

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided August 22, 1991Published

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal from a judgment of the *963Supreme Court (Torraca, J.), entered November 7, 1990 in Ulster County, which, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, granted respondents’ motion to dismiss the petition for, inter alia, failure to exhaust administrative remedies.

We agree with Supreme Court’s conclusion that petitioner failed to exhaust his administrative remedies with respect to his claims about medical treatment and his requests for the return of computer disks allegedly taken from him. He failed to pursue the appropriate grievance procedures (see, Correction Law § 139; Matter of Harris…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Harris v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  2. Symmonds v. LeonardoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988

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