Herrera v. Coughlin

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: There is no merit to petitioner’s contention that he was denied the right to present witnesses on his behalf (see, 7 NYCRR 254.5 [a]). After two of the four inmate witnesses requested by petitioner testified, the Hearing Officer asked petitioner whether the other proposed witnesses would add testimony different from that already elicited. Although petitioner’s employee assistant interviewed each of the proposed witnesses, petitioner refused to reveal the nature of the proposed testimony, insisting that the Hearing Officer would know it when he heard…