Patel v. New York State Department of Correctional Services

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Ceresia, Jr., J.), entered September 22, 2010 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of the Central Office Review Committee denying his grievance.

Petitioner, an inmate at Coxsackie Correctional Facility in *1669Greene County, filed a grievance alleging that the facility failed to secure an authority in the Hindu religion to assist him with practicing his faith. His grievance was ultimately denied by the Central Office Review Committee on the ground that the…