Cruz v. Coughlin

Determination confirmed and petition dismissed. Memorandum: Respondents’ determination that petitioner participated in a riot is supported by substantial evidence. In addition to the misbehavior report, which stated that petitioner was observed par*1038ticipating in the take-over of A-Block yard, the correction officer who authored the report testified at the hearing that he observed petitioner, whom he knew, actively participating in the riot. He further testified that petitioner tried to conceal himself by wrapping a shirt around his face and that all inmates were running about the yard,…