Rivera v. Fischer

*1353Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of respondent which found petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

Petitioner was charged in a misbehavior report with violations of various prison disciplinary rules stemming from his involvement in an altercation with other inmates. He pleaded guilty to several charges and, following a tier III disciplinary hearing, was found guilty of assault and weapon possession. While the penalty imposed was modified upon…