Burgos v. Coughlin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mahoney, P. J.
These CPLR article 78 proceedings were commenced by inmates at State correctional facilities to review disciplinary sanctions imposed by prison officials upon findings of misconduct made after unrelated superintendent’s proceedings. The scope of our review is, of course, limited to determining whether the findings are supported by substantial evidence. One issue common to all of these cases is that the primary, if not the only, evidence introduced against the inmates consisted of the unsworn misbehavior reports, written by correction officers, which served to…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- 300 Gramatan Avenue Associates v. State Division of Human RightsNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Jones v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Garcia v. LeFevreNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Eagle v. PatersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Boyd v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by37 opinions
- McClean v. LeFevreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Harris v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Price v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Alvarado v. LeFevreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Wong v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
32 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.