Lopez v. Fischer

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

Petitioner was randomly selected to provide a urine specimen for testing. He was informed that if he did not provide a specimen within three hours, it would be considered a refusal and he would be subject to the same disciplinary disposition as if he had provided a specimen that tested positive. After more than an hour, petitioner informed a correction…