Torres v. Selsky

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Washington County) to review a determination of respondent Director of Inmate Disciplinary Programs which found petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.

After taking two urinalysis tests which proved positive for the presence of opiates and cannabinoids, petitioner was found guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule prohibiting inmates from using controlled substances. He challenges this determination on a number of grounds, including, inter alia, that the proper…