Legal Opinion

Dawes v. Coughlin

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

Decided September 19, 1991PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Prior Jr., J.), entered September 18, 1990 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of respondent finding petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.

Although petitioner argues to the contrary, the decision to exclude him from his disciplinary hearing was not arbitrary or capricious (see, Matter of Cortez v Coughlin, 115 AD2d 841, affd 67 NY2d 907). The Hearing Officer determined that the denial was required in order to promote “institutional…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Boodro v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  2. Cortez v. CoughlinNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. Peart v. KellyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  4. Cortez v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Garcia v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  2. Barnes v. PrackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  3. Shapard v. CoombeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  4. Lowrence v. MannAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  5. Odom v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

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