Arrollo v. Leclaire

*1172Proceeding 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.

Following an anonymous tip, petitioner’s cell was searched and officers found a sharpened metal rod and letters discussing drugs, killing and purported gang activity. As a result, petitioner was charged in a misbehavior report with, among other things, possession of a weapon and unauthorized organizational materials. Following a tier III disciplinary…