Smith v. Alves

—Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Castellino, J.), entered July 3, 2000 in Chemung County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of respondents denying his request for medical treatment.

Petitioner, an inmate at Southport Correctional Facility in Chemung County, commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding to challenge an administrative determination denying his request for surgical removal of a facial keloid (a thick, wide scar). Supreme Court dismissed the petition and this appeal ensued.

*845Petitioner maintains…